'Stable' Antarctic ice sheet may have started collapsing, scientists say

Southern Antarctic Peninsula ice sheet losing ice 8,500 times the mass of the Great Pyramid of Giza every year, satellite data showsA vast slab of Antarctic ice that was previously stable may have started to collapse, according to new analysis of satellite data.Research published in the journal Science on Thursday found the Southern Antarctic Peninsula (SAP) ice sheet is losing ice into the ocean at a rate of 56 gigatons each year - about 8,500 times the mass of the Great Pyramid of Giza. This adds around 0.16mm per year to the global sea level. Continue reading...