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Antarctica's Ice Sheets Are Melting 3 Times Faster Than They Were A Decade Ago
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Antarctica's ice sheets are melting three times as fast as they were in 2007. According to a new study, the rapid melting will cause sea levels to rise 6 inches over the next 80 years.
Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Andrew Shepherd, professor of Earth observation at the University of Leeds and lead author of the study.
This segment aired on June 14, 2018.