Collapse of
West Antarctic Ice
Sheet Glaciers 'Unstoppable,' Studies Show
The
Glaciers that drain ice from the massive
West Antarctic Ice
Sheet into the sea are becoming increasingly unstable, and are poised for an inevitable dramatic acceleration that could prompt the "rapid collapse" of this region as soon as 200 years from **w, according to new scientific findings released on Monday. The loss of these
Glaciers is "unstoppable," one of the
Studies shows
More omi**usly, the
Studies found that as these
Glaciers go, so too will broader sections of the larger ice sheet.
The
Glaciers of
West Antarctica are already responsible for the majority of the
Antarctic continent's contribution to global sea level rise, and if these
Glaciers were to completely collapse, sea levels could rise by at least 4 feet, inundating coastal megacities around the world. Even greater sea level rise of possibly up to 15 feet would result if other parts of the
West Antarctic Ice
Sheet were to destabilize as well.
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