Glacier beds can get slipperier at higher sliding speeds

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 17:30 in Earth & Climate

Scientists have found that as a glacier's sliding speed increases, the bed beneath the glacier can grow slipperier. That laboratory finding could help researchers make better predictions of glacier response to climate change and the corresponding sea-level rise.

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