claim: “Right now, the shelf works like a giant bottle-stopper that slows down ice trying to flow from the land into the sea.
evidences.evidence_id: Antarctica:352
evidences.article: Antarctica
evidences.evidence: However, it is the outflow of the ice from the land to form the ice shelf which causes a rise in global sea level.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Ice shelf:0
evidences.article: Ice shelf
evidences.evidence: An ice shelf is a large floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Ice shelf:40
evidences.article: Ice shelf
evidences.evidence: This new source of ice volume flows down from above sea level, displacing sea water and so contributing to sea level rise.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Ice shelf:7
evidences.article: Ice shelf
evidences.evidence: That flow continually moves ice from the grounding line to the seaward front of the shelf.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Ross Ice Shelf:48
evidences.article: Ross Ice Shelf
evidences.evidence: The Ross Ice Shelf pushes out into the sea at between 1.5 and 3 m (5 and 10 ft) a day.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO