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Disappearing Ice Shelves on Antarctic Peninsula (USGS podcast)

Podcast from the U.S. Geological Survey. 

Host: Jessica Robertson.  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Scientist Jane Ferrigno discusses the USGS project that is for the first time studying the entire Antarctic coastline in detail.  Download directly (6.63 MB).  File Size: 6.9 Mb. Duration: 7:14. Released: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:08:12 UTC.

See also USGS Reports Dramatic Retreat of Ice Shelves in Southern Antarctic Peninsula, WWF Climate Blog 22 February 2010.

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