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The glaciers also help to prevent the collapse of the rest of the Antarctic ice sheet behind them that has enough ice to raise sea levels a catastrophic 10 feet.
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Eric Zerkel, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
As ice sheets warm, however, the meltwater spreads out across the global ocean, and most of the ocean is at lower latitudes, farther from the rotation axis than the ice caps are.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Its ice sheet contains around 6.5 percent of the world’s fresh water, and over 350 trillion liters are estimated to run into the ocean annually.
—Ole Ellekrog, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The wind is also kicking up snow from the surface of the adjacent ice sheet, which created streams of white across the scene.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Eric Zerkel, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
As ice sheets warm, however, the meltwater spreads out across the global ocean, and most of the ocean is at lower latitudes, farther from the rotation axis than the ice caps are.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Its ice sheet contains around 6.5 percent of the world’s fresh water, and over 350 trillion liters are estimated to run into the ocean annually.
—Ole Ellekrog, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The wind is also kicking up snow from the surface of the adjacent ice sheet, which created streams of white across the scene.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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