An international team of Earth and environmental scientists has found evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic ...

Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale ...

The West Antarctic ice sheet could cause metres of sea level rise if it collapses – but more than 120,000 years ago, it may ...

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 ...

Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf, highlighting its vulnerability. As ...

"The change of seasons causes surface melting far inland from the coastal ice front," glaciologist Christopher Shuman said.

As the ice melts, the pressure in the magma chambers eases and the compressed magma can expand, leading to eruptions.

For example, warmer ocean waters reaching Antarctica could accelerate melt by intruding under the ... out what happened to the West Antarctic ice sheet during the last interglacial.

Widespread coastal melting occurred in Antarctica through the second half of December and is continuing in the first few days of the new year in several areas. Read more in our latest Ice Sheets ...

The size variations in the Antarctic ice sheet over time have confirmed its unstable nature, made worse by greenhouse ...