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Glaciers and ice caps to dominate sea level rise this century, says CU-Boulder study
07-19-2007 · EurekAlert!Ice loss from glaciers and ice caps is expected to cause more global sea rise during this century than the massive Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, according to a new University of Colorado at Boulder study.
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