We’ve modelled the ice melting in Antarctica for decades, but new research suggests it’s melting five times faster than we previously thought. 

The biggest concern is that more melting ice means higher sea level rise, but that’s far from the only thing we should be worried about.  

Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Matthew Ward Agius about what’s going on with Antarctica and putting a plug in sea level rise before it gets worse.

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