Research Reveals ‘Warm Water’ Flowing Toward One of Antarctica’s Biggest Ice Shelves Could Dramatically Raise Sea Levels ...

The continent’s ice shelves, large floating extensions of ice over the ocean, are of particular interest. Observations show that many of these ice shelves are thinning due to melting from below, with ...

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

The Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica, one of the largest and most vital ice formations, is experiencing rapid melting, with ...

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 ...

An ice core drilled from the ice sheet near the bordering Ronne Ice Shelf suggests that, contrary to some model reconstructions, the ice shelf survived this period at almost its current extent.

In several places around the continent, the ice extends over the ocean, where it forms large floating shelves. Observations suggest many of these ice shelves are thinning as they melt from below ...

A team from the Polar Engineering Research Group at UCT has set off on their first field expedition to Antarctica.

A major ice shelf in Antarctica appears to have survived ... “This is a really important observation, but I think it’s going to take us longer to figure out what it means,” says Andrea ...

Environmental scientists have been studying the Ronne Ice Shelf due to its massive size. Prior research has suggested that if it were to break away from the ice cap and melt, the result would be a ...

Both Steiger and Naughten highlighted the importance of long-term observations to better understand the region and predict future ice shelf changes. Ultimately, while scientists agree that warm ...