"Preventing Antarctic Ice Sheet Melt: New Modeling and Climate Engineering Solutions"

Researchers have developed a more accurate prediction of past Antarctic ice sheet melt, providing a realistic forecast of future sea level rise. By studying historical records and fossilized sea-level markers in Australia, the team determined that the Antarctic ice sheet contributed 9.8 meters to sea level during the Mid-Pliocene era, reducing previous estimates of global mean sea level rise by 2100 to between 5 and 9cm. The improved modeling will help inform policy and aid in the protection of coastal and low-lying communities vulnerable to even small changes in sea level.