Ice-shelf retreat drives recent Pine Island Glacier speedup

• Published in: Science Advances
• Main Authors: Joughin, Ian, Shapero, Daniel, Smith, Ben, Dutrieux, Pierre, Barham, Mark
• Other Authors: National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Environment Research Council
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2021
• Subjects: Pine Island Glacier; Antarc*; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg3080; https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abg3080; https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.abg3080

Antarctica’s largest contributor to sea level has sped up further as a major section of its floating ice shelf collapsed.