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New study slashes estimate of icecap loss

By Richard Ingham for AFP PARIS — Estimates of the rate of ice loss from Greenland and West Antarctica, one of the most worrying questions in the global warming debate, should be halved, according to Dutch and US scientists. In … Continue reading

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NASA Project Traces Antarctica From Space

Red Orbit Antarctica may not be the world’s largest landmass — it’s the fifth-largest continent — but resting on top of that land is the world’s largest ice sheet. That ice holds more than 60 percent of Earth’s fresh water … Continue reading

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Radar Reveals Dynamic World Under Antarctica’s Ice

From WBUR 90.9 FM (Boston) A NASA DC-8 plane equipped with lasers, ice-penetrating radar, and a gravity meter is revealing a dynamic and complex world beneath the massive ice sheet that covers Antarctica. The plane is flying over Antarctica for … Continue reading

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