Underwater ‘storms’ may hold key to melting Antarctic ice

Thursday, November 13th, 2014

13 November 2014:

Scientists, using robotic ocean gliders to wander frigid Antarctic waters, say they may have discovered a mechanism behind the melting of polar ice shelves – miniature submarine “storms” that are lobbing packets of warmer water toward the continent.

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