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Ice shelves thinning at Antarctica’s edges

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After analyzing 18 years of satellite data, researchers suggest that the ice shelves around Antarctica have been thinning at accelerated rates for the past two decades, especially near the western edge of the continent. Their findings demonstrate that previous studies, which have generally relied on shorter, five-year satellite records, have not been representative of longer trends -- and it raises concern about how fast the global sea level could rise as climate continues to warm.

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