Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists » Casey Station http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:40:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mapping East Antarctica’s Uncharted Territory http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/mapping-east-antarcticas-uncharted-territory/ http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/mapping-east-antarcticas-uncharted-territory/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:55:10 +0000 Mary Miller http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/?p=1545 WILLIAMS FIELD, NEAR MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA– East Antarctica contains nearly all the world’s supply of fresh water and could contribute hundreds of feet of sea level rise, yet little is known about the stability of this vast ice sheet. In our interview with Jack Holt of the University of Texas at Austin, we learn about a project to chart a glacier in East Antarctica that scientists believe is losing mass. (Video by Lisa Strong-Aufhauser.)



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