Study raises concerns over big, rapidly thinning Antarctic glacier

CNN ^ | March 18, 2015 | Jethro Mullen

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Scientists have raised concerns about a large, rapidly thinning glacier in Antarctica, warning it could contribute significantly to rising sea levels.

They say they've discovered two openings that could channel warm seawater to the base of the huge Totten Glacier and bring the threat of potentially disastrous melting.

The glacier is bigger and thinning faster than all the others in East Antarctica.

It contains enough ice to raise the global sea level by at least 11 feet (3.4 meters), according to researchers from the University of Texas at Austin who were among the authors of a new study published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience.

Scientists had previously detected warm water on the seaward side of the glacier. But until now, they had found no evidence that it could threaten coastal ice.

"We now know there are avenues for the warmest waters in East Antarctica to access the most sensitive areas of Totten Glacier," said Jamin Greenbaum, a University of Texas Ph.D. candidate and the lead author of the study....

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Thank you all for the comments about the ice experiment. It was at least 56.7% satire.

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Study raises concerns over big, rapidly thinning Antarctic glacier;

Study Islam and they'll really get concerned.

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Now don’t get greedy, just enough to inundate NYC and DC.
But it has to happen fast enough to catch all the Idiots in their sleep.