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Getz ice shelf photo by Pierre Dutrieux

Glaciers in West Antarctica are moving more quickly from land into the ocean, contributing to rising global sea levels.

Melting ice sheet

Scientists believe a key nutrient transported by the wind is contributing to the growth of algal blooms on melting ice sheets.

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The rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding up, according to new research.

Hooker lake newzealand 2016

Meltwater lakes that form at glacier margins cause ice to recede much further and faster compared to glaciers that terminate on land, according to a new study.

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Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica whose melting rates are rapidly increasing have raised global sea level by 1.8cm since the 1990s, and are matching worst-case climate warming scenarios.