Ice melt from Antarctica is accelerating. Now, a study shows that more realistic treatment of how Earth’s mantle rebounds as Antarctic glaciers retreat can lower projections of mass loss and the associated sea-level rise.
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Golledge, N.R. An uplifting outlook for Antarctica. Nat. Clim. Chang. 14, 1020–1021 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02142-8
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