"The change of seasons causes surface melting far inland from the coastal ice front," glaciologist Christopher Shuman said.
Australian scientists are monitoring the rapid melt of Denman Glacier, one of the largest frozen rivers in East Antarctica.
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Widespread coastal melting occurred in Antarctica through the second half of December and is continuing in the first few days ...
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