Far from being a slow melting process, ice shelf disintegration is rapid, occurring within a few years to decades, once mean summer temperatures reach 0 o C, the melting point.
(ice shelf disintegration; occurring; T:within a few years; to decades) (summer temperatures; reach; 0; T:once mean)
ice shelf disintegration summer temperatures
occurring reach
T:within a few years to decades
0 T:once mean