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Antarctic Ice may melt, but all at once Free

19 March 2009
NPR: A huge chunk of Antarctic ice can't withstand nonstop global warming, according to a new study published in the latest Nature magazine. And if it melts, the ice will raise the global sea level by 15 or 20 feet âmdash; or more.

The only good news here is the catastrophe isn't likely to unfold quickly.

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