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Antarctic Ice Can Melt 20 Times Faster Than We Thought

Posted in Science on 11th Apr, 2023
by Alex Muller

A study published April 5 in the journal Nature found that at the end of the last Ice Age, parts of the Eurasian Ice Sheet retreated up to 2,000 feet per day.

West Antarctic Melt Rate Has Tripled

Posted in Featured, Science on 5th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller

A comprehensive, 21-year analysis of the fastest-melting region of Antarctica has found that the melt rate of glaciers there has tripled during the last decade.