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Japanese expedition identifies East Antarctic melting hotspot – Phys.org
Ice is melting at a surprisingly fast rate underneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica due to the continuing influx of warm seawater into the Lützow-Holm Bay.
Ice is melting at a surprisingly fast rate underneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica due to the continuing influx of warm seawater into the Lützow-Holm Bay.
Hokkaido University scientists have identified an atypical hotspot of sub-glacier melting in East Antarctica. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, could advance the understanding and prediction of sea-level rise caused by mass loss of ice sheets from the southernmost continent.
The 58th Japanese Antarc…
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