Reposted by Dr. Nina Davtian (she/her/hers)
Dynamic instability of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin Ice Sheet, East Antarctica
...it contains enough ice to raise global mean sea level by 3–4 m.
Its marine-based geometry makes it a tipping risk whose temperature thresholds and timing remain poorly constrained.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Dynamic instability of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin Ice Sheet, East Antarctica - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
The Wilkes Subglacial Basin is a marine-based sector of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet that is vulnerable to ocean-forced melting and climate warming. This Review assesses changes in ice-sheet extent in...