The ice sheet covering the interior of Antarctica is thickening, researchers report in the journal Science. This bulge may temporarily buffer rising sea levels, they believe. Antarctica’s “weight gain” is due to extra snowfall, caused by rising temperatures, the team thinks.
Green Marine
about 21 years ago
Antarctic buffers sea level rise
The ice sheet covering the interior of Antarctica is thickening, researchers report in the journal Science. This bulge may temporarily buffer rising sea levels, they believe. Antarctica’s “weight gain” is due to extra snowfall, caused by rising temperatures, the team thinks.
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