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Data to expose 'sleeping ice giant'

2013-12-13 08:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Scientists have finally begun mapping one of the least explored regions of Antarctica - the Recovery Catchment. The new survey data should reveal how this vast tract of ice in the east of the continent is likely to respond to a warming world. Recovery is currently perfectly stable, but any change could have significant global impact because it contains the equivalent of 2.5-3m of sea-level rise. The ICEGRAV project is trying to determine its vulnerabilities. "In some senses, this huge...

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