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The "East vs. West" divide: Why half of Antarctica is melting while the other half freezes

Antarctica is breaking apart in two very different directions. While West Antarctica hemorrhages ice into warming seas at an ...

Mission for ancient climate clues beneath Antarctic ice gets underway

If it were to melt completely, the vast West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) holds enough ice to raise the global sea levels by 4 ...
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Melting Ice Sheets Likely To Trigger Antarctic Volcanic Eruptions

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Three things that might trigger massive ice sheet collapse

There could be an irreversible retreat of parts of the ice sheets, raising sea levels much faster than currently planned.