Scientists Discover a Massive Groundwater System in Sediments Below Antarctic Ice - SciTechDaily

Previously unmapped reservoirs could speed glaciers and release carbon. Many researchers believe that liquid water is a key to understanding the behavior of the frozen form found in glaciers. Meltwater is known to lubricate their gravelly bases and speed up t…

ByColumbia Climate SchoolMay 6, 2022 Lead author Chloe Gustafson and mountaineer Meghan Seifert install geophysical instruments to measure groundwater below West Antarcticas Whillans Ice Stream. Cre… [+9567 chars]

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