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Warm water flowing through a deep channel under,
. . . East Antarctica’s largest glacier,
. . . is driving rapid melting

Scientists have become accustomed to glacier melts in Greenland,
. . . as well as the melting of the ice sheet in western Antarctica,
. . . but now scientists have confirmed,
. . . the eastern part of the Antarctica ice sheet,
. . . is undergoing significant melting, as well.

The team discovered a
. . . 6-mile-wide trough about
. . . 2,000 feet down worn into the side of the Totten shelf.
Within that trough lies
. . . 2 channels of warm, running water flowing through,
. . . melting the surrounding ice as it moves along.

12-21-2016 Source:  Rapid Ice Melt In East Antarctica

[SheforACT]

Thanks for the share. This is very important to know because the glacier's grounding line acts as a sort of plug that restricts the rate of ice flow, and helps hold back massive volumes of ice above sea level.

[Shortpoet-GTD]

And yet; according to the new morons heading into the White House; it's all a "chinese hoax"
Lord help us.