Tuesday, May 13, 2014

West Antarctic Land Ice Melt Passes the Point of No Return – NASA-UCI Study

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A section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has melted to a point of no return, according to a new study released by researchers from NASA and the University of California, Irvine. Warmer sea temperatures are melting the ice much faster than previously predicted and new modeling shows that the melt could be complete within 200 years. The ice sheet in question has the potential to release enough water to raise sea levels by four feet (1.2 meters).

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