Antarctic ice shelves are much thinner than previously estimated
The stability of Antarctica's ice shelves is more precarious than scientists previously believed, according to a study
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The stability of Antarctica's ice shelves is more precarious than scientists previously believed, according to a study
As global ice dams begin to weaken due to warming temperatures, a new study suggests that prior attempts to evaluate the mass of the huge floating ice shelves that line the Antarctic ice sheet may have overestimated their thickness.