Columbia University-Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: Scientists Link Climate Change to Melting in West Antarctica
August 13, 2019
August 13, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 13 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:
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- Shift in Ocean Winds Are Eroding Edges of Ice Sheet
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A new study shows, for the first time, that human-caused global warming is linked to melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Periodically changing winds in the region have caused an increase in warm ocean conditions around key glaciers in West Antarctica, c . . .
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- Shift in Ocean Winds Are Eroding Edges of Ice Sheet
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A new study shows, for the first time, that human-caused global warming is linked to melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Periodically changing winds in the region have caused an increase in warm ocean conditions around key glaciers in West Antarctica, c . . .