#Japanese expedition identifies East Antarctic melting hotspot
“#Japanese expedition identifies East Antarctic melting hotspot” The Japanese icebreaker ship Shirase near the tip of the Shirase Glacier during the 58th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition. (Photo by Kazuya Ono). Credit: Kazuya Ono Ice is melting at a surprisingly fast rate underneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica due to the continuing influx of warm…