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This comment focuses on comments (1) Arctic sea ice and the large ice sheets on Greenland and parts of Antarctica are melting faster than expected. Page 6 (2) The Greenland Ice Sheet has also been experiencing record amounts of surface melting in recent years. Studies suggest that the surface melt w...
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| Summary: | This comment focuses on comments (1) Arctic sea ice and the large ice sheets on Greenland and parts of Antarctica are melting faster than expected. Page 6 (2) The Greenland Ice Sheet has also been experiencing record amounts of surface melting in recent years. Studies suggest that the surface melt water is flowing down to the base of the ice sheet, providing lubrication that causes the ice to flow more easily to the sea, speeding the loss of ice. Page 24 (3) Global sea level rise has been projected to rise 1 to 2 feet during this century, but these estimates purposefully do not include the accelerated melting of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets that many scientists think is likely to occur. Several recent projections suggest that sea level rise by the end of this century could be 3 to 5 feet, especially in subsiding coastal areas. Page 153 |
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