Over 40 Percent Of Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Reduced In Volume Over 25 Years
71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater into the oceans, say scientists.
They found that almost all the ice shelves on the western side of Antarctica experienced ice loss. In contrast, most of the ice...
