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Edge of Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf is ripping apart, causing key Antarctic glacier to gain speed

University of Washington

Jun 11, 2021

The ice shelf on Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier lost about one-fifth of its area from 2017 to 2020, mostly in three dramatic breaks. The timelapse video incorporates satellite im…

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Edge of Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf is ripping apart, causing key Antarctic glacier to gain speed

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