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Releasing cork in Wilkes Basin Antarctica yields unstoppable sea-level rise

2014-05-08 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environmental News Network: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) latest study shows that if East Antarcticas Wilkes Basins rim of ice lets go, it is likely to trigger a persistent ice discharge into the ocean, resulting in unstoppable sea-level rise for thousands of years to come. Using the ground profile under the ice, the researchers used computer ice flow simulations under the ice sheet. "East Antarctica's Wilkes Basin is like a bottle on a slant," says lead-author Matthias Mengel, "once uncorked, it...

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