So it's like the Corps of Engineers removed a coastal barrier that used to be made out of ice and the coast is no longer protected.

NPR: Oceanographer Sees Real Effects of Climate Change

Occasionally, comics-industry types assert that comics are good at telling stories in lots of different genres, which misses the big picture in the same way as a dairy-industry type insisting that milk can be made into lots of different flavors of ice cream.

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One tricky question is whether the overall accelerated melting of the ice sheets can be linked to man-made climate change.

WSJ: Polar Ice Sheets Melt at Faster Pace