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Scientists in Antarctica discover a vast, salty groundwater system under the ice sheet


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A new discovery deep beneath one of Antarctica’s rivers of ice could change scientists’ understanding of how the ice flows, with important implications for estimating future sea level rise.

Glacier scientists Matthew Siegfried from Colorado School of Mines, Chloe Gustafson from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and their colleagues spent 61 days living in tents on an Antarctic ice stream to collect data about the land under half a mile of ice beneath their feet. They explain what the team discovered and what it says about the behavior of ice sheets in a warming world.

https://theconversation.com/scientists-in-antarctica-discover-a-vast-salty-groundwater-system-under-the-ice-sheet-with-implications-for-sea-level-rise-182506

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/951445

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