Antarctic faces melting ‘tipping point’ as oceans warm: Study

Antarctic faces melting ‘tipping point’ as oceans warm: Study

PARIS: Scientists have discovered a new tipping point toward “runaway melting” of Antarctic ice sheets, caused by warm ocean water intruding between the ice and the land it sits on, according to a study published on Tuesday.While this type of melting has been previously studied, models used by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … Read more