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Antarctic coastal ice thinning surprises experts

Scientists are surprised at how extensively coastal ice in Antarctica and Greenland is thinning, according to a study Wednesday that could help predict rising sea levels linked to climate change.

Analysis of millions of NASA satellite laser images showed the biggest loss of ice was caused by glaciers speeding up when they flowed into the sea, according to scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Bristol University.

極圈冰層正以驚人的速度消失中

科學家於週三發表一項令人震驚的研究報告，根據觀測近年來氣候變遷與海平面上升的相對關係，發現到南極洲和格林蘭島地區冰層消失的範圍遠比原先估計的還要廣泛。

英國南極觀測站和布里斯托大學的科學家告訴我們，從他們自美國太空總署取得的衛星影像推論出造成冰層消失的情況大都是因為冰河崩裂後滑入溫熱的海水後進而加快融解的速度。

(擷選自路透通訊社報導)