An Antarctic glacier named Hectoria shrunk by nearly 50% in just two months, three years ago. According to a new study, this was the fastest a glacier has retreated that scientists have recorded in modern history. Retreated means melted and got smaller. Hectoria is a type of glacier which rests on the seabed and doesn't float. Glaciers like this generally retreats only a few hundred metres a year. But between November and December 2022, Hectoria retreated by eight kilometres, according to the study.
Scientists are concerned because if more glaciers like this shrink as quickly, there could be a much faster rise in sea level. And our first headline is about the glacier shrinking. This is from New Scientist, a scientific magazine. Antarctic glacier's alarming retreat is the fastest ever seen. And that headline again from New Scientist, a scientific magazine.
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