The Uncertain Timeline of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse and Sea Level Rise
The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that will happen — and how fast — is anything but settled.
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