Ice shelf disintegration accelerating Pine Island Glacier descent toward sea

Washington DC (UPI) Jun 11, 2021

Already Antarctica's fastest moving glacier, new research suggests Pine Island Glacier's descent into the sea is accelerating as its ices shelf weakens. Scientists at the University of Washington and British Antarctic Survey detailed Pine Island's worrying prognosis in a new paper, published Friday in the journal Science Advances. "We may not have the luxury of waiting for slow c