New Scientist: Concealed floods drive flow of Antarctic ice
A hidden network of glacial lakes far below the Antarctic surface regulates the motion of the continent's ice rivers, a study has found. When the subglacial lakes overflow, the ice above accelerates towards the ocean. "It's like putting in a squirt of oil," says Andy Smith of the British Antarctic Survey,...
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