Daily Camera: The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is showing nearly twice as much warming as previously thought, according to a new study co-authored by a researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
The discovery, published Sunday in the journal Nature Geoscience, raises additional concerns about the degree to which Antarctica will contribute to sea level rise.
"If this melt continues, if the summer warming continues, we could begin to see increased runoff from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet later......
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Boulder researcher teams on study showing rapid Antarctica warming
Posted by Daily Camera: Charlie Brennan on December 24th, 2012
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