Widespread snowmelt in West Antarctica during unusually warm summer

Widespread snowmelt in West Antarctica during unusually warm summer 06/21/2017 02:22 PM EDT An area of West Antarctica more than twice the size of California partially melted in 2016 when warm winds forced by an especially strong El Niño blew over the continent. Full story at https://news.osu.edu/news/2017/06/15/slushpuddle/ Source Ohio State University 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