Scientists report large-scale surface melting event in Antarctica during 2015-16 El Niño

Scientists report large-scale surface melting event in Antarctica during 2015-16 El Niño 06/21/2017 02:22 PM EDT The West Antarctic Ice Sheet, a landbound mass of ice larger than Mexico, experienced substantial surface melt through the austral summer of 2015-2016 during one of the largest El Niño events of the past 50 years, according to scientists who had been conducting the first comprehensive atmospheric measurements in the region since the 1960s. Full story at https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/scientists-report-large-scale-surface-melting-event-antarctica-during-2015-16-el-nino Source University of California, San Diego This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111