NASA researchers have just made public a worrying fact about the way the Antarctic ice is melting. Scientists said that the Antarctica melting rate has tripled since the last time they checked. The latest study was done at the University of California at the Irvine and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The researchers used data gathered in the past 21 years and the study was able … [Read more...]
Antarctic’s PIG glacier may continue melting in coming decades
Antarctic’s Pine Island Glacier (PIG) has been the single largest contributor to rising sea levels and a new research says the glacier may continue thinning in the coming years. PIG, located in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, contributes to 25 percent of the continent’s total ice loss. The new research was published in the journal Science. According to the researchers, the shrinking glacier … [Read more...]