Exploring Antarctica's hidden under-ice rivers and their role in future sea-level rise
- Written by: Huw Joseph Horgan, Associate Professor of Geophysical Glaciology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The project's drill rig on the slopes of the Kamb Ice Stream. Author providedUnderneath Antarctica’s vast ice sheets there’s a network of rivers and lakes. This is possible because of the insulating blanket of ice above, the flow of heat from within the Earth, and the small amount of heat generated as the ice deforms.
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