NASA experts explain ice melt in Antarctica

NASA hosted a media teleconference to discuss new research results on the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its potential contribution to future sea level rise. The briefing participants are:

— Eric Rignot, professor of Earth system science at the University of California, Irvine, and glaciologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California;

— Sridhar Anandakrishnan, professor of geosciences at Pennsylvania State University, University Park;

— Tom Wagner, cryosphere program scientist with the Earth Science Division of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

Watch the full segment https://climatestate.com/2015/05/22/nasa-antarctic-ice-news-about-glacier-retreat/

Sudden ice loss acceleration at the Southern Antarctic Peninsula detected https://climatestate.com/2015/05/22/sudden-ice-loss-acceleration-at-the-southern-antarctic-peninsula-observed/

Teaser image via Pixabay, shows Alaska glacier.