Professor of Geology Eugene Domack was quoted in an Associated Press article about the thinning Antarctic ice shelf. The article focused on research conducted by Andrew Shepherd, University of Cambridge, who concluded melting from the bottom of the ice shelf was the main cause of ice shelf decline. Domack said, "Thinning does affect how long the shelf can endure warming conditions and bottom melting can occur in addition to surface melting, so I like Shepherd's addition to the story."
In a related article, Jonathan Overpeck '79, Uiversity of Arizona, was interviewed by USA Today about Artic warming. Overpeck said, "The changes we are seeing are related to the burning of fossil fuel." Burning fuels such as gasoline and coal add carbon dioxide to the air, which climate scientists agree is increasing the Earth's temperature.
