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Human activity has driven retreat of Antarctica's fastest melting glacier
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King's College London
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A new study published in The Cryosphere attributes the accelerated retreat of Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier to human-driven climate change. Researchers found that greenhouse gas emissions increased the glacier's retreat by up to 20% since the 1940s.
Why it matters
This is the first study to directly link human activity to the melting of a major Antarctic glacier, highlighting the long-term impact of climate change on sea levels.
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