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Huge ice loss risks Antarctica’s ‘destabilisation’

  • Outline how the 2024 melt season in Antarctica compares with previous years. Refer to graph and map data in your answer

  • Examine how the mass balance of ice sheets has been altered by snow accumulation in the upper regions and increased melting of the ice in lower regions

  • Explain the role of undersea ice anchors

Alasdair Monteith, Gordonstoun

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