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February 11, 2025
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Cracking the Case

Cracking the Case
Pine Island Glacier is the fastest flowing glacier in Antarctica. The ice flows into a relatively small but thick ice shelf. Thinning of that ice shelf allows the glacier to flow more quickly, ultimately adding to the global equation of sea-level rise. To learn more about what’s happening, a team of scientists must brave the crevasse-riddled ice fields.

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