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Climate scientists discover new weak point of the Antarctic ice sheet

The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf fringing the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, may start to melt rapidly in this century and no longer act as a barrier for ice streams draining the Antarctic Ice Sheet. These predictions ...

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created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (20) | comments 43 | with audio podcast

Scientists predict faster retreat for Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier

The retreat of Antarctica's fast-flowing Thwaites Glacier is expected to speed up within 20 years, once the glacier detaches from an underwater ridge that is currently holding it back, says a new study in ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Robot sub searches for signs of melting 60 km into an Antarctic ice shelf cavity

Autosub, a robot submarine built and developed by the UK's National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, has successfully completed a high-risk campaign of six missions travelling under an Antarctic glacier.

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created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1