East Antarctica 'is losing ice'

 » By maddona | the 11-22-2009 at 22:08 | 55 views (30 unique) | 1 comment | Report post!

East Antarctica is losing ice for the last three years - does that mean soon water will take over some more land space some where in the world?? The East Antarctic ice sheet has been losing mass for the last three years, according to an analysis of data from a gravity-measuring satellite mission. The scientists involved say they are "surprised" by the finding, because the giant East Antarctic sheet, unlike the west, has been thought to be stable.

Other scientists say ice loss could not yet be pinned on climate change, and uncertainties in the data are large. The US-based team reports its findings in the journal Nature Geoscience. The data comes from Nasa's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (Grace) mission.



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arthurdillo
arthurdillo
the 11-23-2009 at 09:36
have to go somewhere else with the gin...............

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