“Death by a Thousand Cuts” – New Research Reveals That Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Are Dying
Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...
Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known
A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ...
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The Great Un-Freezing: Record Antarctic surface melt extent set; Peninsula melting slows
Surface melting for the Antarctic ice sheet appears to have set a record for the 46-year satellite observation period on January 2, 2025. All areas of the Antarctic coast that generally see ...
Ice core samples show West Antarctic ice sheet survived the last interglacial event
An international team of Earth and environmental scientists has found evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic ...
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8 Facts About Ice Melt in Greenland and Antarctica
Rising Sea Levels When you think about the ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica, you're really looking at the biggest ...
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Antarctic ice sheet may be less vulnerable to collapse than expected
The West Antarctic ice sheet could cause metres of sea level rise if it collapses – but more than 120,000 years ago, it may ...
Science Daily3d
Antarctic fast ice secrets
Scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, which will prove useful to measure future impacts of climate ...
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Wall of ice the size of Rhode Island heads toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica
If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young could starve.