ICE SHEETS, GLOBAL WARMING, AND ARTICLE 2 OF THE UNFCCC An Editorial Essay
Rapid disintegration of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) was cited decades ago as a potentially severe consequence of global warming (Mercer, 1968, 1978; Revelle, 1983) and climate scientists have cast a wary eye toward the cryosphere ever since. Total loss of the West Antarctic or Greenland ice...
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