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Florin_Andrei
on Oct 24, 2016
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What it means when a huge Antarctic glacier is uns...
In Antarctica, most ice chunks are at rest on solid ground.
So, yeah, it's like adding ice cubes to a glass of water.
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on Oct 24, 2016
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And the big problem is, this could be a much faster process, than the melting itself. So we might face a considerable raise of the sea levels in very short times.
Florin_Andrei
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Right, if very large chunks start sliding downhill.
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So, yeah, it's like adding ice cubes to a glass of water.