Illustration of the eastern Antarctic Peninsula (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Illustration of the eastern Antarctic Peninsula

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New research led by the University of Cambridge has found that the eastern Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet has grown in area over the last 20 years, due to changing wind and sea ice patterns. It is unknown exactly how sea ice around Antarctica will continue to evolve in response to climate change, or the effects this will have on the eastern Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet.

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Frazer Christie

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