"The waters surrounding Antarctica have been recently undergoing changes that were similar to what occurred 14,000 years ago, which led to a rapid melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet and a sudden 10-13 foot rise in global sea level.

Modeling simulations, which were conducted by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science found that ice sheets and glaciers melted much faster 14,000 years ago when ocean temperatures surrounding Antarctica became more layered with a warm layer of water below a cold surface layer.

The team found that this same layering is occurring once again."

Accuweather had the story October 2, 2014. [2]