The fate of the planet’s coastlines depends on how fast #Antarctica’s ice sheets #melt. We don’t know what’s coming.
Some regions of the continent have enough ice to push up #sealevels by 15 metres if they all melt, but researchers don’t yet fully understand the consequences.
#auspol #ClimateCrisis #USPol #environment
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/17/climate-antarctica-ice-sheets-glaciers-melting-research-affect-sea-levels
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