Presently, most research is concentrated on the coastal ice shelves of WAIS (West Antarctic ice Sheet), very few work has been done for in-land glaciers in East Antarctica.

目前的研究重点主要在西南极沿岸冰架地区，东南极内陆冰盖地区涉足很少。

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If coastal ice shelves buttressing the west Antarctic ice sheet continue to disintegrate, the sheet could disgorge into the ocean, raising sea levels by several metres in a century.

假如支撑西南极洲冰盖的沿岸冰架持续解体，那么冰盖就会泄入海洋，百年之内海平面便将上升数米。

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If this warming up took place, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raising sea level several metres and severely flooding coastal cities.

如果这种变暖发生，两极的冰帽将开始融化，从而使海平面上升数米，并严重淹没沿海城市。

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The melting ice resulting from climate change would affect coastal areas around the world.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

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

Hotels, condos, a stadium and gleaming Olympic ice palaces are sprouting from the Black Sea coastal lowlands, uprooting residential neighborhoods.

WSJ: Social Media

He also says drinking water and ice is finally reaching some of the ravaged coastal areas and other critical supplies are on their way.

NPR: Hurricane Recovery Efforts in Mississippi