Satellite data reveal how Antarctica’s ice cliffs behave over time

Analyzing over 15,000 ice cliffs in Antarctica over a four-year period, scientists learned how the ice cliffs and the larger ice sheet behind them evolved over time. They found ice cliff collapse happened more quickly than expected, but also that the cliffs stabilized instead of continuing to erode the larger ice sheet.

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