![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121016214037im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field How Fast Can Ice Sheets Respond to Climate Change?
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September 13, 2012
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A new arctic study published in the journal Science is helping to unravel an important mystery surrounding climate change: How quickly glaciers can melt and grow in response to shifts in temperature.
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