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Channels of Meltwater Detected in Antarctic Glacier

2013-09-12 22:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: An ambitious new study of Antarctica's ice shelves using an array of instruments, including sensors lowered more than 1,000 feet below the ice, has revealed clues about the mechanisms that are causing the Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf, which holds back a portion of the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS), to melt. The study, along with other ongoing research, could result in more accurate estimates of future sea level rise. The new study, published on Thursday in the journal Science, provides...

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