Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...

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

While warming temperatures are driving a widespread loss of ice shelves, major calving events have not increased in frequency ...

"Unexpected changes being observed in East Antarctica." Scientists observe concerning 'unexpected changes' in Antarctic ice ...

Arecent study conducted by University of Florida geologists and geographers has shed new light on the effects of climate change on Antarctic ice shelves. It found that while there has been broad ice ...

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting ...

Prior research has suggested that if it were to break away from the ice cap and ... DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08394-w Antarctic ice shelf kept its cool during the last interglacial period, Nature ...

Calving, when chunks of ice break off from ice shelves to form ... more numerous small calving events have dominated Antarctic ice shelf loss over the last half century. This study was published ...

Arecent study conducted by University of Florida geologists and geographers has shed new light on the effects of climate change on Antarctic ice ...

Or it could strike the sloping bottom and get stuck for months or break up into pieces ... In January 2023, a massive piece of Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf — a chunk about the size of two ...