West Antarctic ice shelf breaking up from the inside out [View all]

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[link:Http://m.phys.org/news/2016-11-west-antarctic-ice-shelf.html|Http://m.phys.org/news/2016-11-west-antarctic-ice-shelf.html]

"It's generally accepted that it's no longer a question of whether the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will melt, it's a question of when," said study leader Ian Howat, associate professor of earth sciences at Ohio State. "This kind of rifting behavior provides another mechanism for rapid retreat of these glaciers, adding to the probability that we may see significant collapse of West Antarctica in our lifetimes."

More at link. I'm sure this isn't a hoax! But maybe Donald believes the Chinese are digging this rift.