Global Sea Levels Could Rise ‘Up To Five Metres’ If Certain Antarctic Ice Sheets Melt
December 14, 2017
An Antarctic ice sheet found to beย less resistant to warming temperatures than previouslyย thought could raise sea levels by as much as five metres if it melts, scientists have warned.
Ice sheets in Greenland and West Antarctica were known to be shrinking butย the East Antarctic was thought to be far more stable.
However, in a new paperย published in the journalย Nature, a research team found the East Antarctic ice sheet has actually been sensitive to climate change for millions of years.
The Independent,ย Dec.14, 2017
Newsweek, Dec.20, 2017
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