News Headline

Warmer summers and meltwater lakes are threatening the fringes of the world's largest ice sheet

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2022-03-31

A first-of-its-kind study looking at surface meltwater lakes around the East Antarctic Ice Sheet across a seven-year period has found that the area and volume of these lakes is highly variable year-to-year, and offers new insights into the potential impact of recent climatic change on the 'Frozen Continent'.

Content
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-warmer-summers-meltwater-lakes-threatening.html