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Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ losing ice at fastest rate in 5,000 years

Two Antarctic glaciers are now losing ice at a faster rate than any time over the past 5,500 years, with "potentially disastrous" implications for sea level rise, new research has found.

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Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ losing ice at fastest rate in 5,000 years

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