Six-Fold Jump in Polar Ice Loss Lifts Global Oceans – Phys Org

Article Synopsis – Greenland and Antarctica are losing six times more ice than during the 1990s, which would lead to even more sea level rise. “Every centimeter of sea level rise leads to coastal flooding and coastal erosion, disrupting lives around the planet,” said University of Leeds professor Andrew Shepherd, who led the analysis along with Erik Ivins from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. To read the actual article click here.

By Sharon Gray March 13, 2020 Newsletter