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"The loss of Antarctic sea ice is another abrupt change that has a whole range of knock-on effects, including making the floating ice shelves around Antarctica more susceptible to wave-driven collapse," she said.

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“We are not susceptible to any blackmail from Venezuela for political support,” she said in a televised interview last week.

"It's really important to understand whether or not there are other ice plain areas that would be susceptible to this kind of retreat and calving," Dr Ochwat added.

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Obviously, Ellie is unique, but at the same time, is there something about the Goffin’s cockatoo that makes her maybe more susceptible to being able to pick up communication and things like that?

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For starters, older bodies — especially after years of a sedentary lifestyle — are more susceptible to injuries.

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