The major melting across the whole surface of the ice sheet in the record warm summer of 2012 caused enough water to drain down that the ice surface went «rocketing up» as much as 40 centimeters per day, study co-author Robin Bell, a climate researcher at Columbia University's Lamont - Doherty Earth Observatory, said. (scientificamerican.com)
The research team found the evidence confirming the stability of the East Antarctic ice sheet at an altitude of 6,200 feet, about 400 miles from the South Pole at the edge of what's called the polar plateau, a flat, high surface of the ice sheet covering much of East Antarctica. (sciencedaily.com)
And on July 11 - 12 last year, gusts of warm air caused melting on virtually the entire surface of the ice sheet. (climatecentral.org)