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How West Antarctica Could Melt If Greenhouse Emissions Continue to Rise

2015-08-18 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: An international team of scientists has developed the first comprehensive, high-resolution model depicting how rapidly the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) could melt if greenhouse gas emissions are not brought under control. The study projects that under a high-emissions scenario, the WAIS could lose 80,000 cubic kilometers (19,000 cubic miles) of ice by 2100, increasing sea levels by 8 inches. By 2200, the WAIS could lose 48,000 cubic miles of ice, raising sea levels by a total of 23 inches, the...

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