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The pace at which iceshelves in Greenland and Antarctica are melting.
James Boyce: What's Up With The Rainforest: Sting Urges Brazil To Listen To Tribal Dam Fears 2009
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All this stuff about glaciers and iceshelves is not proof, it is more of an overused distraction, and for some, a deception.
RealClimate 2009
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All this stuff about glaciers and iceshelves is not proof, it is more of an overused distraction, and for some, a deception.
RealClimate 2009
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How many iceshelves have grown or come into existence over the past few decades?
RealClimate 2009
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"How can we tell whether the breakup of iceshelves is just part of a natural ongoing process …"
RealClimate 2009
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How can we tell whether the breakup of iceshelves is just part of a natural ongoing process as described above, or is it to do with warmer ocean currents affecting the coast, or is it to do with AGW?
RealClimate 2009
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On the contrary, as has been pointed out in this thread, glaciers and iceshelves are excellent integrators of climatic effects.
RealClimate 2009
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How many iceshelves have grown or come into existence over the past few decades?
RealClimate 2009
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"How can we tell whether the breakup of iceshelves is just part of a natural ongoing process …"
RealClimate 2009
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As the snow builds up, it compresses to ice, and gravity causes it to flow (very slowly?) towards the coast, and then on to the sea as iceshelves.
RealClimate 2009
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