Retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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New evidence suggests that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is retreating more slowly and contributing less to rising global sea levels than scientists once thought. In fact, said researchers at a recent meeting, the sheet was still growing as recently as 8,000 years ago -- thousands of years after the most recent Ice Age.
Date:
December 27, 2000
Creator:
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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