The ice shelves the marine-terminating glaciers of the Antarctic Ice Sheet are melting, and it's not just because of rising atmospheric temperatures. In a one-two punch, ice shelves in Antarctica are fighting a losing battle against rising temperatures both at the surface and under their body.
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