News Headline

Exploring Antarctica's hidden under-ice rivers and their role in future sea-level rise

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2022-02-11

Underneath Antarctica's vast ice sheets there's a network of rivers and lakes. This is possible because of the insulating blanket of ice above, the flow of heat from within the Earth, and the small amount of heat generated as the ice deforms.

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https://phys.org/news/2022-02-exploring-antarctica-hidden-under-ice-rivers.html