Crucial Glaciers Accelerate Toward the Sea
Two of the frozen continent’s fastest-moving glaciers are shedding an increasing amount of ice into the Amundsen Sea each year.
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- In Antarctica the two crucial glaciers Pine Island and Thwaites glacier, accelerate toward the sea. – Eric-Rignot (2017)
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- The Pine Island Glacier
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- West Antarctic Glacier Loss Appears Unstoppable (NASA / JPL).
Tags: Amundsen Sea, Antarctica, Eric Rignot, Glaciers, Pine Island Glacier, Study, Thwaites Glacier, Video
Categories: Antarctica, Glacier, Sea Level Rise
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