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Antarctica is melting faster

The continent has lost nearly three billion tons of ice since 1992.

By Mark Boswell

June 13, 2018 at 11:05PM

(Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Mark Boswell

Deputy News Graphics Director

Mark Boswell is Deputy News Graphics Director at the Minnesota Star Tribune and has over 30 years experience as a visual journalist, illustrator and writer.