Sea-Level rise from Antarctic ice sheet could double

Sea-Level rise from Antarctic ice sheet could double University Park PA (SPX) Mar 31, 2016 - An ice sheet model that includes previously underappreciated processes indicates that sea level may rise almost 50 feet by 2500 due to Antarctic ice sheet melting if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, according to researchers from Penn State and University of Massachusetts, Amherst. "In this case the atmospheric warming will soon become the dominant driver of ice loss, but prolong ... more

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