New look at Antarctica's biggest ice shelf shows melting is occurring much faster than we thought.
journal Nature Geoscience
“It’s a new, additional heat source that we point to as being important, certainly with respect to the Ross Ice Shelf which, due to its large size, is of particular concern,” Christoffersen said. The researchers found that strong offshore winds are blowing sea ice away from the leading edge of the ice shelf, exposing regions of the ocean to the sun’s warmth that previously had been covered by ice. The water’s warmth hastens the melting of the ice.
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