Collapsing ice cliffs may not contribute to sea level rise
A new study questions a controversial hypothesis suggesting such rapid crumbling could occur
![a photo of the Stange ice shelf](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/020519_cg_iceshelf_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
STEEP SHELF Relatively warm deep waters are eating away at Antarctica’s ice shelves, such as the Stange ice shelf in West Antarctica (shown).
Mark Brandon