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Recent research highlights a major role for ocean currents in the accelerated melting of Antarctic ice shelves, which could lead to significant sea level rises.
A study featured in Nature Comm
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<p><strong>Meandering ocean currents play an important role in the melting of Antarctic ice shelves, threatening a significant rise in sea levels.</strong></p>
Crevasses, as discovered through groundbreaking research led by Cornell, are not just fissures in the ice; they serve a crucial function in the circulation of seawater beneath Antarctic ice shelves.