Tuesday, 3. September 2002
Topic: NATURE - on September 3, 2002 at 3:38:21 PM CEST
NASA Study Finds Rapid Changes In Earth's Polar Ice Sheets
ONCE AGAIN "Earth's polar ice sheets are changing over relatively short time scales, that is, decades versus thousands of years," Rignot said. Thomas added that today's more precise, widespread measurements tell us rapid changes are common. "These observations run counter to much accepted wisdom about ice sheets, which, lacking modern observational capabilities, was largely based on 'steady-state' assumptions," Thomas said.
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