Photo via the Tehran Times A new study published in the scientific journal Nature Geoscience suggests that the estimates for the rate of ice loss in Greenland and West Antarctica from global climate change should be significantly reduced — by as much as half. The study posits that current ice loss estimates fail to take into account a process called glacial isostatic adjustment, which involves the rebounding movement of the Earth’s crust after the last ice age. Here’s what’s happening, according… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Rate of Ice Cap Loss May be Slower than Feared: New Study
