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Published February 26, 2009 •
Updated on February 26, 2009 at 12:45 am
GENEVA – Glaciers in Antarctica are melting faster and across a much wider area than previously thought, a development that threatens to raise sea levels worldwide and force millions of people to flee low-lying areas, scientists said Wednesday.
Researchers once believed that the melting was limited to the Antarctic Peninsula, a narrow tongue of land pointing toward South America. But satellite data and automated weather stations now indicate it is more widespread.
The melting also extends all the way down to what is called west Antarctica, said Colin Summerhayes, executive director of the Britain-based Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
Coronavirus cases recorded in Antarctica at Chilean research station
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On Monday, Chile s military said at least 36 people had been infected at the Bernardo O Higgins base
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Antarctica can no longer lay claim to being the only continent free of coronavirus after 36 Chileans tested positive for COVID-19, according to the country s military.
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The General Bernardo O Higgins Riquelme base is one of 13 operated by Chile
The base is a long distance from Australia s three research stations
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