How Wind Might Nudge a Sleeping Giant in Antarctica – Scientific American
Article Synopsis – New research suggests that wind patterns around the coast of Antarctica may help drive warm water up from the seafloor and into the cavities below East Antarctica’s Totten Ice Shelf, causing it to melt from the bottom up. If all the ice it contains were to melt into the ocean, it would raise global sea levels by more than 11 feet. This study may be the first to demonstrate how the influx of warm water underneath the ice shelf is influenced by Antarctic winds. To read the actual article click here.