Antarctica is home to the largest ice mass on Earth. The continent sits on 14 million square kilometers of rock. About 98 percent of the land surface is covered by ice. Beautiful lakes have begun to appear on the top of the ice. They look like islands of deep blue in an ocean of white. These lakes are called supraglacial or meltwater lakes. Although the lakes can be beautiful, the ones scientists studied are a sign of trouble. Amber Leeson is a scientist with Lancaster University in England. We really weren't expecting to find lakes as far inland as 20 kilometers, which was the furthest inland lake we found during the study. And it was important that we found the link between the atmospheric temperature and the depth, number, and size of the lakes... Scientists say Antarctica has always had supraglacial lakes appearing on the ice during the summer months.
Title: Meltwater Lakes in Antarctica Show Signs of Trouble
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1415/meltwater_lakes.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Meltwater Lakes in Antarctica Show Signs of Trouble' data-article-id='1913'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7063'>Antarctica is home to the largest ice mass on Earth.</span> <span data-start-time='7063' data-end-time='15375'>The continent sits on 14 million square kilometers of rock.</span> <span data-start-time='15375' data-end-time='21625'>About 98 percent of the land surface is covered by ice.</span> <span data-start-time='21625' data-end-time='28229'>Beautiful lakes have begun to appear on the top of the ice.</span> <span data-start-time='28229' data-end-time='35146'>They look like islands of deep blue in an ocean of white.</span> <span data-start-time='35146' data-end-time='42125'>These lakes are called supraglacial or meltwater lakes.</span> <span data-start-time='42125' data-end-time='52125'>Although the lakes can be beautiful, the ones scientists studied are a sign of trouble.</span> <span data-start-time='52125' data-end-time='59854'>Amber Leeson is a scientist with Lancaster University in England.</span> <span data-start-time='59854' data-end-time='67417'>We really weren't expecting to find lakes as far inland as 20 kilometers, which was the furthest inland lake we found during the study. </span> <span data-start-time='67417' data-end-time='76458'>And it was important that we found the link between the atmospheric temperature and the depth, number, and size of the lakes...</span> <span data-start-time='76458' data-end-time='87729'>Scientists say Antarctica has always had supraglacial lakes appearing on the ice during the summer months.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1415/meltwater_lakes.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7315 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1415/what_does_ice_mass_mean.m4a'>What does ice mass mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a large piece of ice'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1415/ice_that_has_turned_into_steam.m4a'><span>ice that has turned into steam</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1415/ice_that_has_turned_into_water.m4a'><span>ice that has turned into water</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1415/a_large_piece_of_ice.m4a'><span>a large piece of ice</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1415/a_small_piece_of_ice.m4a'><span>a small piece of ice</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7316 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1415/which_continent_is_home_to_the_largest_ice_mass_on_earth_.m4a'>Which continent is home to the largest ice mass on earth? 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