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Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: How a Massive Ancient Ice Shelf Stabilized Glaciers-and What It Means for Antarctica
October 27, 2026
NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:

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How a Massive Ancient Ice Shelf Stabilized Glaciers--and What It Means for Antarctica

New research could lead to more accurate predictions about how quickly Antarctic glaciers might retreat and raise sea levels.

October 26, 2026

About 20,000 years ago, an enormous, floating ice shelf more than a mile thick helped lock in three . . .

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