Polar Warning: Even Antarctica’s Coldest Region Is Starting to Melt

Yale e360
Mar 28, 2019, 5:00 am157 pts
East Antarctica is the coldest spot on earth, long thought to be untouched by warming. But now the glaciers and ice shelves in this frigid region are showing signs of melting, a development that portends dramatic rises in sea levels this century and beyond. Read more on E360 →

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