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Slushy Surprise: AI Reveals Twice As Much Meltwater on Antarctic Ice Shelves


Researchers at the University of Cambridge have used artificial intelligence to map the distribution of slush on Antarctic ice shelves, discovering that it accounts for 57% of all meltwater. This finding is significant as slush absorbs more solar heat compared to ice and snow, potentially leadin

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