The ice shelves—the marine-terminating glaciers of the Antarctic Ice Sheet—are melting, and it’s not just because of rising atmospheric temperatures. In a one-two punch, ice shelves in Antarctica are fighting a losing battle against rising temperatures both at the surface and under their body.
Click here for original story, Tides may be responsible for up to 69% of under-ice melting in an Antarctica ice shelf
Source: Phys.org