Scientists discover an alarming change in Antarctica’s
past that could spell devastating future sea level rise
By Laura Paddison, CNN, February 8, 2024
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Rapid melting in West Antarctica is ‘unavoidable,’ with
potentially disastrous consequences for sea level rise, study finds
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN, October 23, 2023
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The open access paper is:
Grieman, M., Nehrbass-Ahles, C., Hoffmann, H.,
Bauska, T., King, A., Mulvaney, R., Rhodes, R.,
Rowell, I., Thomas, E. and Wolff, E., 2024.
Abrupt Holocene ice loss due to thinning and
ungrounding in the Weddell Sea Embayment.
Nature Geoscience, Published online, February 8, 2024
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Yours,
Paul H.
"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)