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No sign of increased snowfall in Antarctica

Weather 'hindcast' could spell bad news for sea-level rise.

Southern Hemisphere warming has surprisingly not led to increased snowfall over Antarctica during the past 50 years, researchers report today. If the findings are confirmed, this suggests that global sea-level rise might proceed faster than previously thought.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on August 10, 2006 06:57 PM |

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