April 3, 2018
Melting the ice: 6 years, shield of Antarctica decreased by four Kharkov
shaoran2012Illustrative photo: pixabay.com For six years the ice cover of Antarctica has decreased to 1463 sq km, which is comparable to the area of London or almost four cities like Kharkov. This is stated in a new study by British scientists, writes The Telegraph. According to them, during the 2010-2016 years a huge area of the underwater ice at the base of the Antarctic ice sheet melted under the influence of warm ocean currents. The discovery was made thanks to the satellite surveillance of so-called grounding line, where ice detaches […]