Polar Ice Sheets Melting Faster Than Predicted

Ice loss from the massive ice sheets covering Greenland and Antarctica is accelerating, according to a new study. If the trend continues, ice sheets could become the dominant contributor to sea level rise sooner than scientists had predicted, concludes the research, which will be published this month in the journal Geophysical Research Letters

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Polar Ice Sheets Melting Faster Than Predicted