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EPISODE · May 12, 2014 · 3 MIN

ScienceCast 145: No Turning Back: West Antarctic Glaciers in Irreversible Decline

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A new study led by NASA researchers shows that half-a-dozen key glaciers in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet are in irreversible decline. The melting of these sprawling icy giants will affect global sea levels in the centuries ahead.

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