msnbc.msn.com — The ice mass stuck to Antarctica is more than a mile thick in places and covers an area larger than the continental United States. But in recent years, it has been melting at an alarming rate: An estimated 36 cubic miles of ice disappeared into the Southern Ocean sea last year ? 36 times as much water as Los Angeles uses annually.
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It's quiet in here... can you hear the echo?