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Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought - EurekAlert


Slush – water-soaked snow – makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height of summer, yet is poorly accounted for in regional climate models. The findings could have profound implications for ice shelf stability and sea level rise. 

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