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[[File:Pine-Island-Glacier-Chart.jpg|400px|thumb|Graphic showing progress of the Pine Island Glacier's melting]] | |||
The Pine Island Glacier and the [[Thwaites Ice Tongue]] are two of Antarctica's five largest ice streams. Scientists have found that the flow of these ice streams has accelerated in recent years, and suggested that if they were to melt, global sea levels would rise by 1 to 2 m (3 ft 3 in to 6 ft 7 in), destabilizing the entire [[West Antarctic Ice Sheet]] and perhaps sections of the [[East Antarctic Ice Sheet]]. | The Pine Island Glacier and the [[Thwaites Ice Tongue]] are two of Antarctica's five largest ice streams. Scientists have found that the flow of these ice streams has accelerated in recent years, and suggested that if they were to melt, global sea levels would rise by 1 to 2 m (3 ft 3 in to 6 ft 7 in), destabilizing the entire [[West Antarctic Ice Sheet]] and perhaps sections of the [[East Antarctic Ice Sheet]]. | ||