Geography · Climatology and Glaciology
Consider the following statements regarding the Antarctic Ice Sheet: 1. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is structurally more stable and less prone to collapse compared to the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. 2. Sub-ice ocean warming of just 0.25°C could trigger significant accelerated ice sheet melting and subsequent sea level rise. 3. Hysteresis behavior means that the ice sheet may continue to retreat or melt even if global atmospheric temperatures are stabilized back to historical levels. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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2 and 3 only
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