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Scientists warn ocean melting is worsening Antarctic ice loss — may push sea levels by 15 meters

Scientists say that hidden melting beneath Antarctica’s ice could rapidly reshape sea levels, but they do not know when.
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Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact

Sea-level rise changes coastlines, putting homes at risk, as Summer Haven, Fla., has seen. Aerial Views/E+/Getty Images When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice ...

The fate of the planet’s coastlines depends on how fast Antarctica’s ice sheets melt. We don’t know what’s coming

Some regions of the continent have enough ice to push up sea levels by 15 metres if they all melt, but researchers don’t yet fully understand the consequences ...
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Study finds increased melting of Antarctic ice is 'unavoidable'

A study published Monday finds parts of Antarctica's ice shelves are expected to melt in the coming years, no matter how much progress is made to slash greenhouse emissions and mitigate global warming ...

Melting Antarctic ice could cripple a deep ocean climate engine

Cracking, creaking ice at the bottom of the world is quietly shaping the future climate you live in. New research from Australian scientists shows that melting Antarctic ice shelves and changing sea ...
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Scientists warn Antarctic ice melt could trigger climate tipping point

Antarctic sea ice has been melting rapidly, and this, in addition to being a scientific concern, has become a concrete threat to global climate balance. The melting ice cover has been observed in ...
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Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode ...