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COP-26 Cryosphere Pavilion Video of the Week: Risks of Massive Ice Loss and Sea-level Rise from Antarctica; with Rob DeConto, University of Massachusetts Amherst

For an explanation of the kind of modeling results and irreversible sea-level rise from Antarctica noted in the above Nature study, watch this COP-26 presentation by Dr. Robert DeConto of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyAlKGFD2kk

Pam Pearson

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