Friday, February 21, 2014

Big Antarctic Glacier to Keep Raising Seas, Even Without Warming

An iceberg which was part of the Pine Island Glacier is shown separating from the Antarctica continent in this MODIS image taken by NASA’s Aqua satellite on November 10, 2013 and released by NASA November 14, 2013. (Credit: reuters/nasa/handout via Reuters) Click to enlarge.
A thawing Antarctic glacier that is the biggest contributor to rising sea levels is likely to continue shrinking for decades, even without an extra spur from global warming, a study showed on Thursday.

 Big Antarctic Glacier to Keep Raising Seas, Even Without Warming
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