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The Antarctic ice sheet is an important sign of climate change.
Dramatic.
In the journal Nature, scientists report the ice sheet is quickly melting.
Measurements taken on the ground and from space show a dramatic loss of ice in the past five years, almost 200,000 kilograms per year.
Dramatic describes change that is extreme or sudden.
If a situation is dramatic, people will pay attention because it often includes extreme emotion and behavior.
Dramatic can also describe actors in a show.
