Largest Glacier East Antarctic may add to Sea Level Rise (Totten Glacier)

Totten Glacier, the largest glacier in East Antarctica, is being […]

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November 2, 2017

Totten Glacier, the largest glacier in East Antarctica, is being melted from below by warm water that reaches the ice when winds over the ocean are strong — a cause for concern because the glacier holds more than 11 feet of sea level rise and acts as a plug that helps lock in the ice of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. “Totten has been called the sleeping giant because it’s huge and has been seen as insensitive to changes in its environment,” said lead author Chad Greene https://news.utexas.edu/2017/11/01/winds-driving-warm-water-under-east-antarctic

Jamin Greenbaum on Circumpolar Deepwater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtkRKZ09kmQ

Wind Driving Warm Water Under East Antarctica’s Totten Glacier Ice Shelf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx56rbki_kI

Expert explains Future Sea Level Rise (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAPPq43iRLs

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