Deep channels link ocean to Antarctic glacier

ScienceDaily
Sep 8, 2020, 8:05 pm152 ptsTrending
Newly discovered deep seabed channels beneath Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica may be the pathway for warm ocean water to melt the underside of the ice. Data from two research missions, using aircraft and ship, are helping scientists to understand the contribution this huge and remote glacier is likely to…

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