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Article: Melting ice may help in battle against global warming.
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- Asian News International
- Article date:
- December 8, 2008
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Byline: ANI
London, Dec 8 (ANI): Though melting Antarctic ice sheets have become potent symbols of global warming, they may actually turn out to help in the battle against climate change and soaring carbon emissions.
According to a report in the Guardian, Professor Rob Raiswell, a geologist at the University of Leeds, said that as the sheets break off the ice covering the continent, floating icebergs are produced that gouge minerals from the bedrock as they make their way to the sea.
Raiswell determined that the accumulated frozen mud could breathe life into the icy waters around Antarctica, triggering a large, natural removal of carbon dioxide ...