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Ice and sea level: News links for February 2019

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Melting Ice: Sword of Damocles

Arctic ice

 

CBC News [Canada]   Expect more extreme hurricanes on the East Coast due to faster ice melts in Greenland, study says

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Guardian   Greenland's ice melting faster than scientists previously thought – study

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Guardian   Military buildup in Arctic as melting ice reopens northern borders

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IOP Science   Global sea-level contribution from Arctic land ice: 1971–2017

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Straits Times [Singapore]   Melting sea ice sparks debate on tourism and shipping in the Arctic

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Antarctic ice

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Associated Press   Antarctica is losing ice 6 times faster today than in 1980s

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BBC News   Major expedition targets Thwaites Glacier

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Independent   Antarctica's annual ice loss six times greater than 40 years ago, Nasa research shows

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Reuters   Antarctica's melt quickens, risks meters of sea level rise: study

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Washington Post   Ice loss from Antarctica has sextupled since the 1970s, new research finds

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Academic articles about Antarctic ice

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NASA   Huge Cavity in Antarctic Glacier Signals Rapid Decay

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National Snow & Ice Data Centre   A record low start to the year in Antarctica

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Nature   Compounding tropical and stratospheric forcing of the record low Antarctic sea-ice in 2016

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Nature   Sustained ocean changes contributed to sudden Antarctic sea ice retreat in late 2016

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PNAS   Four decades of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance from 1979–2017

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Science   East Antarctica’s ice is melting at an unexpectedly rapid clip, new study suggests

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Science   Heterogeneous retreat and ice melt of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica

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Mountain ice

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Guardian   Climate change ravages Turner’s majestic glaciers

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Guardian   North American glaciers melting much faster than 10 years ago – study

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Guardian   When the ice melts: the catastrophe of vanishing glaciers

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Nature Climate Change   Constraining glacier elevation and mass changes in South America

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New York Times   Glaciers Are Retreating. Millions Rely on Their Water.

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Sea levels: How fast, how much?

Photo Attributions

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Banner Photo by: Ian D. Keating

Melting IcePhoto by: Ash

Sea levelsPhoto by: .Martin.

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