MSNBC: When it comes to melting ice shelves in Antarctica, the danger comes from below, new research suggests. By discovering the anatomy of ice loss across this chilly expanse, research may be able to forecast how the continent will melt in the future -- and also how much global seas may rise. Team member David Vaughan, a scientist at the European Union initiative ice2sea, said this study "shows the key to predicting how the ice sheet will change in the future is in understanding the oceans." Water...
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