West Antarctic Melt Rate Has Tripled: NASA-UC Irvine

Airborne measurements along with data from satellite observations and other sources shows that the melt rate of portions of West Antarctica has tripled in the last 10 years.

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Glaciers seen during NASA's Operation IceBridge research flight to West Antarctica on Oct. 29, 2014. Image Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger
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