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Article: Antarctic glacier thinning four times faster than it was 10 years ago
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- The Hindustan Times
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- August 14, 2009
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London, August. 14 -- A new research has determined that one of the largest glaciers in Antarctica is thinning four times faster than it was 10 years ago.
Professor Duncan Wingham of University College London (UCL) led the research team.
According to a report by BBC News, the study of satellite measurements of Pine Island glacier in west Antarctica reveals the surface of the ice is now dropping at a rate of up to 16m a year.
Since 1994, the glacier has lowered by as much as 90m, which has serious implications for sea-level rise.
"We've known that it's been out of balance for some time, but nothing in the natural world is lost at an accelerating exponential rate like this glacier, said ...