1.   At current melting rates that could mean oceans four inches deeper as they lap at low coastal areas a century from now.

2.   In combination with other findings of shrinking icebergs, these new melting rates exceeded the estimated growth of the ice in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

3.   The defense is expected to argue that the melting rate of the ice cream suggests the crime took place later in the evening than alleged.

4.   Yet, recent studies had found high melting rates under the floating ice, he added.