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Oceans Eating Away at Yet Another Part of Antarctica
Description: The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the fastest warming spots on the planet, and it was thought that the rising air temperature was driving the melt of the glaciers along its fringes. But it is actually warm ocean waters that are eating away at the ice along part of its western side, a group of scientists have reported. [Source: Climate Central]
URL: http://www.climatecentral.org/news/warm-oceans-eating-away-antarctic-ice-20529
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Source: Climate Central
Publish Date: 7/14/2016
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