US EditionSatellites observe glacier committing 'ice piracy'
- Researchers from the University of Leeds observed a West Antarctic glacier stealing ice from a neighbor between 2005 and 2022 using satellite imagery.
- This ice theft, called 'ice piracy', results from different thinning rates causing ice flow from the slowing Kohler West glacier to divert into the faster thinning Kohler East glacier.
- The study found six glaciers sped up by 51 percent on average while Kohler West slowed by 10 percent, revealing rapid flow changes in a region with the highest thinning rates.
- Lead author Heather Selley expressed surprise at how quickly one glacier can divert ice flow away from a neighboring glacier, calling this phenomenon a remarkable and unexpected finding.
- The discovery highlights the need to include ice flow redirection in Antarctic melting models and improves understanding of ice sheet dynamics affecting future sea level rise.
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When viewed from space, a very rude glacier in Antarctica was caught stealing ice from its neighbor as it melted. In a new study published in the journal The Cryosphere, researchers from England's University of Leeds found that one West Antarctic glacier has been engaging in "ice piracy," essentially bulking up while its neighbors thin due to melting. Using satellite imagery taken between 2005 and 2022, the environmental researchers were surpris…
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