New study reveals that West Antarctica's largest glacier may have started retreating as early as the 1940s

New study reveals that West Antarctica's largest glacier may have started retreating as early as the 1940s 11/23/2016 05:00 PM EST The present-day thinning and retreat of Pine Island Glacier, one of the largest and fastest shrinking glaciers of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, may have already been underway as early as the 1940s, according to findings from an international research team led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), whose fieldwork was facilitated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) via the agency's U.S. Antarctic Program. The findings were reported in this week's issue of the journal ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=190473&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscription to the category listed above. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate messages.   Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help  |  Contact NSF   Follow NSF:  This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111