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California-size Antarctic ice sheet once thought stable may actually be at tipping point for collapse. The Wilkes Subglacial Basin — a California-size ice sheet in East Antarctica that holds enough ice to lift global sea levels by 10 feet (3 meters) — could be close to thawing at its base. https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/california-size-antarctic-ice-sheet-once-thought-stable-may-actually-be-at-tipping-point-for-collapse

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