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Right, it is not receding. The breaking up of Larsen-C last month did not happen. Antarctica is much thicker. Of course it recedes slower.
by heisenbit 9y ago
Right, it is not receding. The breaking up of Larsen-C last month did not happen.
Antarctica is much thicker. Of course it recedes slower.
- mercer 9y agoWell thanks for clearing that up for us!
- credit_guy 9y agoJust to put things in perspective: both those studies talk about gains/losses of less than about 100 GT/year, while the total mass of the Antarctic ice sheet is about 25 million GT. http://www.antarcticglaciers.org/antarctica/east-antarctic-ice-sheet/ http://www.antarcticglaciers.org/antarctica/east-antarctic-i...