"Researchers have used the #IceBridge data to observe that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may be in a state of irreversible decline directly contributing to rising sea levels. NASA and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) researchers have recently detected the speediest ongoing Western Antarctica glacial retreat rates ever observed. The United Nations climate change talks begin November 7 in the Moroccan city of Marrakech." - mario_tama | October 8, 2016 | #GettyImagesNews #PhotographerTakeover _ Getty Images news photographer Mario Tama joined NASA's Operation IceBridge team last week to capture stunning aerial photos during research flights over West Antarctica. Today he is taking over gettyimages for a behind the lens look at his work. [2 of 3]