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Scientists report enormous Texas-sized ice melt in Antarctica

A recent snowmelt event in West Antarctica could provide scientists with more information to understand how climate...

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20-mile crack shows the West Antarctic ice sheet is breaking up from within

Scientists just discovered how a massive rift in one of Antarctica’s ice shelves formed - and it does not bode...

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Scientists warn rapidly-melting glacier in West Antarctica could cause serious global havoc

As climate change fuels the melting of Antarctic glaciers, scientists have expressed grave concern. The UK Natural...

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