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Georgia Institute of Technology: Warmer Summers and Meltwater Lakes are Threatening the Fringes of the World’s Largest Ice Sheet

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An unprecedented study looking at surface meltwater lakes around the East Antarctic Ice Sheet across a seven-year period has found that the area and volume of these lakes is highly variable year-to-year — and offers new insights into the potential impact of recent climatic change on Antarctica. The research, led by Durham University (UK), used […]