Surface meltwater that reaches the base of an ice sheet creates a mechanism for the rapid response of ice flow to climate change. The process whereby such a pathway is created through thick, cold ice has not, however, been previously observed.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/fracture-propagation-base-greenland-ice-sheet-during-supraglacial-lake-drainage
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sarah-b-das
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mark-d-behn-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/science
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/greenland