17 November 2008 PARIS (AFP) — Scientists unveiled Sunday the first direct evidence that massive floods deep below Antarctica’s ice cover are accelerating the flow of glaciers into the sea. How quickly these huge bodies of ice slide off the Antarctic and Greenland land masses into the ocean help determine the speed at which sea [...]
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Floods under Antarctic ice speed glaciers into sea: study
By Paul Stewart in November 17th 2008 No Comment »
Filed Under climate change, world water Tags: antarctica, glaciers, massive floods, sea levels
Filed Under climate change, world water Tags: antarctica, glaciers, massive floods, sea levels
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