SD 9,000-year-old ice melt shows how fast Antarctica can fall apart

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Around 9,000 years ago, East Antarctica went through a dramatic meltdown that was anything but isolated. Scientists have discovered that warm deep ocean water surged beneath the region’s floating ice shelves, causing them to collapse and unleashing a domino effect of ice loss across the continent. This process created a “cascading positive feedback,” where melting in one area sped up melting elsewhere through interconnected ocean currents.

Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 032406.htm