Limit snow shoveling to less than 10-15 minutes in colder temperatures, with special attention to taking frequent breaks and making sure to drink plenty of fluids prior to, and after the activity.

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The study in Nature Geoscience also asserts that the cool melt water layer may limit the amount of water sucked from the oceans that falls as snow on Antarctica.

BBC: Melt may explain Antarctica's sea ice expansion