a. The Ronne Ice Shelf survived
b. But the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) certainly retreated .
So it's good news and bad. The ice sheet retreated but didn't do the worst case that some models proposed. WAIS retreat was probably mainly in the Amundsen sector, not the Weddell.
a. The Ronne Ice Shelf survived
b. But the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) certainly retreated .
So it's good news and bad. The ice sheet retreated but didn't do the worst case that some models proposed. WAIS retreat was probably mainly in the Amundsen sector, not the Weddell.