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This is describing cliffs of ice on land, like the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. The worry this paper is investigating is whether those could rapidly coll
by moultano 7y ago
This is describing cliffs of ice on land, like the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. The worry this paper is investigating is whether those could rapidly collapse ones the sea ice that protects it calves off.
- sp332 7y agoAnd in addition to the ice moving from land to water, the land will be less compressed by the weight of ice above it and will rise, displacing even more water.
- yters 7y agoThanks I clearly misunderstood. So it seems the icebergs provided support that the grounded ice did not. How is not exactly clear. Why would icebergs be more supportive than solid ground?