An uplifting outlook for Antarctica

Ice melt from Antarctica is accelerating. Now, a study shows that more realistic treatment of how Earth’s mantle rebounds as Antarctic glaciers retreat can lower projections of mass loss and the associated sea-level rise.

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Published in:Nature climate change Vol. 14; no. 10; pp. 1020 - 1021
Main Author: Golledge, Nicholas R
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group 01.10.2024
Subjects:
Antarctic glaciers
Climate change
Earth mantle
Glacier retreat
Glaciers
Ice melting
Ice sheets
Lithosphere
Sea level changes
Sea level rise
Simulation
Viscosity
ISSN:1758-678X, 1758-6798
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Summary:Ice melt from Antarctica is accelerating. Now, a study shows that more realistic treatment of how Earth’s mantle rebounds as Antarctic glaciers retreat can lower projections of mass loss and the associated sea-level rise.
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ISSN:1758-678X
1758-6798
DOI:10.1038/s41558-024-02142-8