Scientists count huge melts in many protective Antarctic ice shelves. Trillions of tons of ice lost

White shards on dark blue.

Four dozen Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30 per cent since 1997 and 28 of those have lost more than half of their ice in that time, reports a new study that surveyed these crucial “gatekeepers” between the frozen continent’s massive glaciers and open ocean.

CBC | World News

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