A comprehensive assessment of grounding-line migration rates around Antarctica, covering a third of the coast, suggests retreat in considerable portions of the continent, beyond the rates expected from adjustment following the Last Glacial Maximum.
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Walker, R.T. Grounded meets floating. Nature Geosci 11, 223–224 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0098-4
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