Melting water's lubricating effect on glaciers has only 'minor' role in future sea-level rise

Monday, August 12, 2013 - 16:01 in Earth & Climate

Concerns that melting water would speed up the decline of Greenland's ice sheet have been allayed by new research which shows the lubricating effect of water beneath glaciers will not significantly add to sea-level rise.

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