Antarctic ice loss

Antarctic ice loss

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West Antarctica continues to lose ice to the ocean and this loss appears to be accelerating, according to new data from Europe’s Cryosat spacecraft.

rajendrashende‘s insight:

Antarctica is  dumping over 150 cubic km of ice into the sea every year.That contributes 15% of total sea level rise. 

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