Global droughts found to differ by coastal or inland location, with only 40% accompanied by heat waves phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.
Tides may be responsible for up to 69% of under-ice melting in an Antarctica ice shelf phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There are many nuances that factor into the behavior of large ice sheets in the Earth’s oceans; these nuances and the progress toward understanding and accurately simulating these behaviors are being reviewed in this study