Thawing Antarctica

Snowfall may be increasing over interior regions, but glacier discharge is speeding up.

SOURCE: Nature; Eric Rignot | GRAPHIC: BY Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - January 14, 2008

This Story Escalating Ice Loss Found in Antarctica Article \| Climatic changes appear to be destabilizing vast ice sheets of western Antarctica that had previously seemed relatively protected from global warming, researchers reported yesterday, raising the prospect of faster sea-level rise than current estimates. Monday, Noon ET: Science: Climate Change Impact on Antarctica Thawing Antarctica		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Nature; Eric Rignot \| GRAPHIC: BY Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - January 14, 2008 ¬es=Snowfall may be increasing over interior regions, but glacier discharge is speeding up." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Nature; Eric Rignot \| GRAPHIC: BY Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - January 14, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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