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Warm water likely to accelerate Antarctic ice melt and sea-level rise, Australian scientists find

2014-07-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Warm water is likely to increasingly displace cold water around the Antarctic coastline, prompting accelerated ice melt and more sea level rise, according to new Australian research. Scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have modelled how shifting wind patterns can drag warm water currents right up to the base of the giant ice shelves. "What you usually have is cold water sitting next to the ice shelves at about minus 2 degrees Celsius and then warm water further out," said...

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