Tuesday, December 8, 2009

East Antarctic Icesheet Loss

Since 2006, the east Antarctic icesheet has lost more than it has gained. Most of the loss is in coastal regions and estimated to be a staggering 57 million metric tons per year. You can read about this latest finding be clicking on the title link.

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GREENLAND - Will probably be the focus of near term sea level rise

Greenland is almost all covered by a very thick glacial ice cap. If all of Greenland's ice either melted or slid into the oceans, sea le...