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![The Ross Ice Shelf, photographed in 2003. Researchers found that by monitoring the seismic effects of wind on the surface of a shelf, they could gain insight into its structural integrity.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gettyimages-167393947-4644f7788c310a22efa8e9df46390f9433e489f0-e1539900135706-900x422.jpg)
Scientists Learn To Hear The ‘Songs’ Of Ice Shelves
By: Ruben Kimmelman | Andrew Flanagan | NPR
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Scientists have found a new way to analyze the structural integrity of ice shelves at the end of the world, through the songs the winds sing on top of them.