THE CONVERSATION: Troubling new research shows warm waters rushing towards the world's biggest ice sheet in Antarctica - Daily Maverick
8/3/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Laura Herraiz Borreguero, Alberto Naveira Garabato and Jess Melbourne-Thomas
by Laura Herraiz Borreguero, Alberto Naveira Garabato and Jess Melbourne-Thomas
Warmer waters are flowing towards the East Antarctic ice sheet, according to our alarming new research which reveals a potential new driver of global sea-level rise.
The research, published on 2 August 2022 in Nature Climate Change, shows changing water circulation in the Southern Ocean may be compromising the stability of the East Antarctic ice sheet. The ice sh… [+5650 chars]
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