Radio NZ: Climate research reveals role of ocean warming
Peter Griffin posted in Andrew Mackintosh • Antarctica • climate change • ice sheet • sea-level rise • VUW on January 17th, 2011.
Research led by a New Zealand scientist has revealed the major cause behind the significant melting of the West Antarctica ice sheet at the end of the last glacial age. The retreat was caused primarily by ocean warming (rather than rising sea levels), and the study’s lead author, Dr Andrew Mackintosh, says it suggests there [...]
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