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BBC - Why #EastAntarctica is a 'sleeping giant' of #Sealevel #rise - Scientists once thought the East Antarctic #IceSheet, which contains enough #water to raise sea levels 52m (170ft), was stable. But now its ice shelves are beginning to #melt. #ClimateDisaster #GlobalHeating #GlobalWarming #Weather #floods https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230309-climate-change-the-sea-level-rise-locked-in-east-antarctica
Why East Antarctica is a 'sleeping giant' of sea level rise

Scientists once thought the East Antarctic ice sheet, which contains enough water to raise sea levels 52m (170ft), was stable. But now its ice shelves are beginning to melt.

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Mar 13, 2023 at 6:54pmWeb
Show threadbouriquetMar 13, 2023
@bespacific 170 ft ??????
Show threadbeSpacificMar 13, 2023
@bouriquet new research is revealing chinks in East Antarctica's icy armour. Some glaciers in what one explorer called the "home of the blizzard" are melting and might be at risk of sudden collapse. Even small changes to the East Antarctic ice sheet, which contains four-fifths of the world's ice, could have a colossal impact. It holds an estimated 52m (170ft) of potential sea level rise, as compared with 3-4m (10-13ft) in the West Antarctic sheet. https://coldex.org/research
Research — Center for Oldest Ice Exploration

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