ANTARCTIC ICE MELTING FASTER

Photo shows our shoreline if all the world’s ice melts.

The ice hanging off the edge of Antarctica and floating on the ocean is melting faster than it’s being replenished, even where it was thought to be less vulnerable to climate change. If the Antarctic ice sheet melted, sea level would rise by about 60 meters (200 feet).

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200810113216.htm

www.wsj.com/articles/satellite-study-reveals-enormity-of-melting-ice-shelves-in-antarctica-11597071600

nsidc.org/cryosphere/quickfacts/icesheets.html