In January 2020, a vast area of melt formed on the surface of the ice shelf west of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Widespread Melt on the George VI Ice Shelf
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The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) recently published “Viewpoint” articles by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine professors who warn that global climate change is likely to unlock dangerous new microbes, as well as threaten humans’ ability to regulate body temperature.
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