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New Rift Appears To Be Opening In Pine Island Glacier After Last Year's Major Calving Event
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And in case you were wondering why this matters, Pine Island was the "cork in the bottle" for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet - until its grounding line receded dozens of miles, melted from below by warming oceans. These days, the cork is shredding rapidly:
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