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Physical evidence that ice sheets covered the interior of continents in warm equatorial regions had eluded scientists – until now.
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Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
The current is warming now and therefore speeding up, and its course is more southerly—all of which erodes the Antarctic ice sheet.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
Star, Dies At 48 Other geologic process cause isostatic crustal rebound?
Interestingly, another instigator of isostatic rebound is deglaciation, when glaciers or ice sheets melt.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The researchers warn the faster melting could destabilize the entire West Antarctic ice sheet, leading to its eventual collapse.
—Danielle Bochove / Bloomberg, TIME, 20 Sep. 2024
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Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
The current is warming now and therefore speeding up, and its course is more southerly—all of which erodes the Antarctic ice sheet.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
Star, Dies At 48 Other geologic process cause isostatic crustal rebound?
Interestingly, another instigator of isostatic rebound is deglaciation, when glaciers or ice sheets melt.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The researchers warn the faster melting could destabilize the entire West Antarctic ice sheet, leading to its eventual collapse.
—Danielle Bochove / Bloomberg, TIME, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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