east antarctica
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Ancient Ice Loss in Antarctica’s Most Stable Region Paints a Bleak Picture of What Could Come
A new paper suggests that the East Antarctic ice sheet may not be as stable as we thought. Looking at ancient melting, the study finds evidence that this piece of the Antarctic experienced melting 400,000 years ago when the world was 1 to 2 degrees Celsius warmer. Enough ice melted could have occurred here to…
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Beautiful Blue Lakes Are Invading East Antarctica And That’s Not Good
Something strange is happening to one of the coldest places on Earth. Dazzling blue lakes are blooming like summer wildflowers atop the East Antarctic ice sheet’s Langhovde Glacier. And that’s got scientists worried — because they have seen these lakes before.