Antarctica is Losing Six Times More Ice Than It Was Four Decades Ago, Study Says

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Antarctica is melting insanely fast, and that’s alarming scientists.

A new study found that Antarctica is losing six times more ice each year than it was 40 years ago.
Antarctic glaciers lost around 40 billion tons of ice melt each year from 1979 to 1989.
That amount jumped to 252 billion tons each year over the last decade.

An alarming new study found that Antarctica is losing six times more ice each year than it was 40 years ago. Researchers believe the accelerated melt could cause sea levels to rise at a quicker rate than predicted in coming years.

“That’s just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak,” the study’s lead author, Eric Rignot, who serves as a research scientist for both NASA…

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