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NASA Study Shows Antarctic Ice Sheet Shrinking

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that's-polar-bear-country dept.

deman1985 writes "A recently released NASA study has shown that the Antarctic ice shelf is shrinking at an alarming rate of 36 cubic miles per year. The study, run from April 2002 to August 2005, indicates that the melting accounted for 1.2 millimeters of global sea level rise for the period. From the article: 'That is about how much water the United States consumes in three months and represents a change of about 0.4 millimeter (0.01575 inch) per year to global sea level rise, the study concluded. The study claims the majority of the melting to have occurred in the West Antarctic ice sheet."

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  1. Don't believe it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you believe in global warming the terrorists win

    1. Re:Don't believe it by dbolger · · Score: 5, Funny

      Its not "global warming", its "intelligent melting" ;)

  2. Re:That's okay by onemorechip · · Score: 5, Funny

    Aren't they both really North Antarctica?

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