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Scientists urge urgent study of Wilkes Subglacial Basin
Original: # science # technology # environment Researchers are calling for an urgent study of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin. Situate
Researchers are calling for an urgent investigation of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin in East Antarctica. The basin holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by three to four metres if it melted, yet little is known about the region, prompting concerns that it may be under-monitored relative to its potential contribution to sea-level rise.
Why now: The basin's enormous potential to raise sea levels, combined with how little is known about it, is prompting calls for immediate research.
Wilkes Subglacial BasinEast Antarctica
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- # science # technology # environment Researchers are calling for an urgent study of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin. Situated in East Antartica the area has enough ice to raise sea levels by 3-4 metres if they melted. But little is known about this area despite the fact that it has… · Aethelflaed@mstdn.social · 5
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