Will the Ross Ice Shelf melt

Source: Terra Nova Daily

An international team of scientists, including researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York, has launched a critical mission to uncover geological records from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. This effort, part of the Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2 C (SWAIS2C) project, aims to deepen understanding of how the ice sheet may respond to global warming.

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Photo: Joe McDougall / Antarctica New Zealand

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