Icicles Formed by the Melting of a Glacier (IMAGE)

University of Southampton

Icicles Formed by the Melting of a Glacier

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Icicles are formed by the melting of a glacier in west Antarctica. The melt here is rapid and has been accelerating, injecting greater quantities of freshwater into the ocean and raising sea levels.

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Mike Meredith

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