Ice Rift Illustration (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Ice Rift Illustration

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In this illustration, seawater flows deep below the surface into an actively opening ice shelf rift in Antarctica. New research shows that such rifts can open very quickly, and that the seawater rushing in helps control the speed of ice shelf breakage.

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Rob Soto

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