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Science Casts: No Turning Back West Antarctic Glaciers in Irreversible Decline

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A new study led by NASA researchers shows that half-a-dozen key glaciers in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet are in irreversible decline. The melting of these sprawling icy giants will affect global sea levels in the centuries ahead. (May 13, 2014) [3:34]

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climate change, global warming
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glacial melt, melting glaciers, antarctic glaciers, scienceatnasa, sciencecasts: no turning back - west antarctic glaciers in irreversible decline
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