Antarctic 'Meltwater' Will, Exacerbate Sea-Level Rise, Scientists Warn.<br />According to a new study, water flowing from <br />underneath Antarctic glaciers could be accelerating <br />ice loss at a faster rate than previously estimated.<br />'The Independent' reports that so-called <br />"meltwater" and its impact on how rapidly Antarctic <br />glaciers melt have yet to be taken into account.<br />The Scripps Institution of Oceanography study <br />warns that glacial melt threatens to increase <br />sea-level rise by 15% by the year 2300.<br />Knowing when and how much global <br />sea level will rise is critical to the <br />welfare of coastal communities, Tyler Pelle, study lead author and a postdoctoral <br />researcher at Scripps, via 'The Independent' .<br />Millions of people live in <br />low-lying coastal zones and <br />we can’t adequately prepare <br />our communities without <br />accurate sea-level rise projections, Tyler Pelle, study lead author and a postdoctoral <br />researcher at Scripps, via 'The Independent' .<br />'The Independent' reports that the team's findings <br />were published in the journal 'Science Advances.' .<br />'The Independent' reports that the team's findings <br />were published in the journal 'Science Advances.' .<br />The work focused on two East Antarctic glaciers, , Denman and Scott. .<br />The work focused on two East Antarctic glaciers, , Denman and Scott. .<br />I think this paper is a wake up <br />call for the modeling community. <br />It shows you can’t accurately model <br />these systems without taking <br />this process into account, Jamin Greenbaum, co-author of the study and <br />a researcher at Scripps’ Institute of Geophysics <br />and Planetary Physics, via 'The Independent' .<br />Jamin Greenbaum, co-author of the study and a researcher <br />at Scripps’ Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, <br />warns that humanity is ultimately responsible. .<br />If there is a doomsday story <br />here it isn’t subglacial discharge. <br />The real doomsday story is still <br />emissions and humanity is still the <br />one with its finger on the button, Jamin Greenbaum, co-author of the study and <br />a researcher at Scripps’ Institute of Geophysics <br />and Planetary Physics, via 'The Independent'
