Pine Island Glacier Melting 4 Times Faster than a Decade Ago

According to scientific evidence seen by the BBC News, it would appear that one of the largest ice sheets in the Antarctic, Pine Island Glacier, is melting four times faster than it did only ten years ago. Satellite measurements of the region have revealed the fact that the formation is at th... [ read more >> ]

Calving front of the Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf.

Image comment: Calving front of the Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf.
Image credits: Tom Kellogg / USCoastguard Cruise

Calving front of the Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf.