But unlike the lower glaciers, most of the high glaciers are located in very cold environments and require greater amounts of atmospheric warming before local temperatures rise enough to cause significant melting. (skepticalscience.com)
With significant warming in the past decade, there was significant melt from the ice sheet. (scientificamerican.com)
The work adds new support for the idea that the EAIS did not experience significant melting even during the Pliocene, a period from 3 to 5 million years ago, when carbon dioxide concentrations rivaled what they are today. (sciencedaily.com)