Fastest-changing Antarctic region lost over 3 trillion tons of ice - study
20 major glaciers in the Amundsen Sea Embayment - which is four times larger than the UK - are major contributors to global sea levels.
Antarctic iceberg floating in the Amundsen Sea water, October 2009.(photo credit: NASA/JANE PETERSON/PUBLIC DOMAIN/VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF