Scientists note that current climate-change models predict that some parts of the Antarctic ice sheet will grow while other parts will shrink, and that parts of the Greenland ice also will melt.
She said it would settle until Sunday morning in eastern parts but would leave behind the risk of ice as it thawed in other parts.
The technique needs refinement and works best in the deeper parts of the ice.
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Snow and ice are still lying in many parts of the county causing hazards for drivers as temperatures fall.
Major snowfall and ice has caused problems in many parts of Devon.
Each year I guide ski expeditions across the pack ice to the North Geographic Pole and each year brings new surprises -- severe storms rarely seen in these parts, vast tracts of first-year ice where there should be years of accumulation, pack ice drifting faster and farther than ever before.
Ice has been a problem in many parts of the UK over the Christmas period after heavy snow and sub zero temperatures.
People living in Lochaber are being encouraged to plan for severe weather events as snow and ice disrupts power and travel in many parts of Scotland.
Snow, ice, rain and sleet have affected many parts of the county, with 2-5cm (1-2in) of snow expected later and up to 5-10cm (2-4in) on high ground.
Arctic ice helps regulate and temper the climate in many other parts of the world.
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Large parts of northern France have been placed on ice alert, with officials describing the situation as "very complicated".
Met Office warnings for ice, rain and snow have also been issued across parts of England, Wales and Scotland for Friday and Saturday.
It has rained overnight and parts of the course are just a sheet of ice this morning.
Many are Chinese tourists from warmer parts of the country, for who snow and ice is an unseen novelty.
Bin collections have been suspended in Coventry and parts of Warwickshire for a fifth day due to ice and poor road conditions.
After 10 years of restoration, Glacier Girl flew again using 80% of her original parts, a testament to the preservative powers of ice.
Then on Saturday a mixture of ice and snow is expected along that eastern area as well as parts of Wales and England, with the heaviest snow due on higher ground such as the Cotswolds and the Chiltern Hills.
"We do see these big variations in the temperature in the mantle across parts of Antarctica that will have a big effect on the ice sheet, " Wiens said.
Boeing's design is considered "more-electric, " controlling parts of the aircraft such as the starting of the engines to the anti-ice system.
Mix equal parts Campari, sweet vermouth (the red one) and gin, and serve over ice with a strip of orange zest.
About 14 million years ago, a period of climate change caused the formation of the Antarctic ice sheet, which averages one mile in thickness and gets up to three miles thick in some parts.
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