Stig Östlund

fredag, maj 19, 2017

More than 60 percent of the freshwater on Earth is locked in Antarctica’s ice sheets.



Parts of the West Antarctic ice sheet are rapidly losing ice into the sea. 



And because much of West Antarctica’s ice sits below sea level, it is especially vulnerable to ocean heat.


To predict how quickly this vulnerable ice could raise sea levels, scientists need better data than they have now.


THE RISK IS CLEAR: Antarctica’s collapse has the potential to inundate coastal cities across the globe.

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