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This online collection has several articles that outline current scientific research efforts to understand ice sheet melt dynamics:

"In the 24 March 2006 Science: A special report on what's happening to the world's ice sheets. Recent research papers in Science and elsewhere are pointing to a major acceleration in the loss of mass from the world's great ice sheets. That means that the sensitivity of these giant storehouses of water to climate warming may be far greater than expected -- with potentially dire sea level implications during the next several centuries. Science examines the state of this research, and its sobering implications, in an Editorial, a special News Focus, Perspective articles, and cutting-edge research papers in this week's issue -- as well as several segments in our 24 March podcast. We've also included links to selected review and research articles on the topic from previous issues of Science over the past several years."

Access the entire collection here:

Climate Change -- Breaking the Ice