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Antarctica Losing Ice, Contrary to Expectations

Joining the growing list of places on this planet that are melting, Antarctica, which holds 90 percent of Earth’s ice and 70 percent of the total fresh water on the planet, is losing some 36 cubic miles of ice every year. For comparison, Los Angeles consumes roughly 1 cubic mile of fresh water a year.

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