The Guardian (October 23)
2023/ 10/ 23 by jd in Global News
“Accelerated ice melt in west Antarctica is inevitable for the rest of the century no matter how much carbon emissions are cut,” according to recent research. The “dire” implications “mean some coastal cities may have to be abandoned.” Complete loss of the west Antarctic ice sheet “would push up the oceans by 5 metres” and the new study suggests “even drastic emissions cuts in the coming decades will not slow the melting.”
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