Study: Acoustic Observations Indicate Alaska Glacier Melt Rates Higher Than Predicted; Challenges Assumptions On Underwater Melting

New acoustic observations mapping the changing face of the LeConte Glacier in southeast Alaska show that the rate of submarine melt is much higher than previously predicted by scientific theory, a new study published this week in the journal Science shows.

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