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East Antarctic Ice Sheet May Be More Vulnerable Than Previously Believed

2013-08-29 13:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RedOrbit: New research from Durham Universitys Department of Geography reveals that the worlds largest ice sheet could be more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than previously thought. A team of researchers used declassified spy satellite imagery from 1963 to 2012 to create the first long-term record of changes in the terminus of outlet glaciers where they meet the sea along 3,355 miles of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet's coastline. The team used measurements from 175 glaciers to show...

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