COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Antarctica loses three trillion tonnes of ice in 25 years
Description: Satellites monitoring the state of the White Continent indicate some 200 billion tonnes a year are now being lost to the ocean as a result of melting. This is pushing up global sea levels by 0.6mm annually - a three-fold increase since 2012 when the last such assessment was undertaken. [Source: BBC News]
URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44470208
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Source: BBC News
Publish Date: 6/13/2018
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