1. Could East Antarctica Be Headed for Big Melt?
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FOX, DOUGLAS
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GLACIERS , *ICE sheets , *SEA level & the environment , *GLOBAL warming & the environment - Abstract
The article discusses forecasting of sea-level rise associated with global warming and research results regarding melting of the East Antarctica Ice Sheet (EAIS) that factor into such forecasts. The article discusses 3 studies published in "Nature" and "Nature Geoscience" since 2008 that measured ice loss from the EAIS. Totten Glacier in East Antarctica is noted to be losing up to 1.9 meters of ice thickness annually. Several researchers are cited regarding glacial melting in East Antarctica including marine geologist Maureen Raymo, glaciologist Donald Blankenship, and scientist Fausto Ferraccioli.
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- 2010
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