Bedrock in West Antarctica rising at surprisingly rapid rate
June 21, 2018, The Ohio State University
Antarctic ice sheet is melting, but rising bedrock below could slow it down
The earth is rising in one part of Antarctica at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, as ice rapidly disappears and weight is lifted off the bedrock, a new international study has found.
The findings, reported in the journal Science, have surprising and positive implications for the survival of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS), which scientists had previously thought could be doomed because of the effects of climate change.
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