Huge ancient river basin explains location of the world's fastest flowing glacier

Huge ancient river basin explains location of the world's fastest flowing glacier Bristol, UK (SPX) Jun 17, 2016 - An ancient basin hidden beneath the Greenland ice sheet, discovered by researchers at the University of Bristol, may help explain the location, size and velocity of Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland's fastest flowing outlet glacier. The research also provides an insight into what past river drainage looked like in Greenland, and what it could look like in the future as the ice sheet retreats. ... more

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