Record Low Antarctic Sea Ice: Lowest Extent Ever Observed Since Start of Satellite Record in 1979
The long-term trend for sea ice in the south is still flat, while the global trend points downward. In February 2023, sea ice around Antarctica…
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10,000 Satellite Images Reveal Speed-Up of Glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula
According to researchers, glaciers – massive blocks of moving ice – located along the coast of Antarctica are flowing faster during the summer due to…
Icefin Underwater Robot Provides Close-Up View of Melting Beneath “Doomsday Glacier”
Data come from an expedition using the underwater robot Icefin under remote Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. The rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica…
Several Oceanic Bottom Circulation Collapses Discovered by Chinese Scientists
Antarctic bottom water (AABW) covers more than two-thirds of the global ocean bottom, and its formation has recently decreased. However, its long-term variability has not…
Uncovering the Past: The Most Detailed Look Yet at Earth’s Climatic History
University of Colorado at Boulder scientists and an international team of researchers have revealed the most in-depth view yet of the Earth’s recent climate history…
Exploring the Secrets of the Doomsday Glacier: Underwater Robot Reveals Novel Processes Behind its Rapid Retreat
Results provide close-up view of melting beneath Antarctic Glacier using underwater robot Icefin. The rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica appears to be…
Doomsday Glacier Is “In Trouble” – Surprising Results From Underwater Robot Close-Up View of Melting
New data from an international expedition and underwater robot Icefin beneath the remote Thwaites Glacier, nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier, in Antarctica. It is one of…
Scientists Warn of Irreversible Loss of the West Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets and Rapid Acceleration of Sea Level Rise
A study published in Nature Communications today (February 14) by an international team of scientists shows that an irreversible loss of the West Antarctic and…
Massive Antarctic Iceberg – Twice the Size of New York City – on the Move
After breaking from the Brunt Ice Shelf, Iceberg A-81 and other pieces of ice drift south with the Weddell Gyre. On January 22, 2023, the…
Brunt Ice Shelf Breaks in Antarctica – Spawns Mega Iceberg 12x the Size of San Francisco
Satellite imagery confirms a gigantic iceberg, around five times the size of Malta, has finally calved from Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. The new berg, estimated…
Scientists Discover a New Cause of Melting Antarctic Ice Shelves
A process that can contribute to the melting of ice shelves in the Antarctic has been discovered by researchers. An international team of researchers has…
Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica Calves Massive Iceberg As Big as Greater London
An enormous iceberg measuring 600 miles² (1550 km²), almost the size of Greater London, has broken off the 500-foot (150-meter) thick Brunt Ice Shelf. It…
Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf Finally Breaks – Spawns Iceberg Twice the Size of New York City
A long-watched rift has spawned an iceberg about twice the size of New York City. In February 2019, a rift spanning most of the Brunt…
Meteorite Hunters Discover Extraordinary 17-Pound Space Rock in Antarctica
Antarctica is a tough place to work, for obvious reasons— it’s bitterly cold, remote, and wild. However, it’s one of the best places in the…
Ice-Sheet-Wide Collapse in West Antarctica Isn’t Inevitable: Runaway Ice Retreat Can Be Slowed
Runaway West Antarctic ice retreat can be slowed by climate-driven changes in ocean temperature. New research finds that ice-sheet-wide collapse in West Antarctica isn’t inevitable:…
New Research Flips Our Understanding of Ice Age Frequency
An unexpected discovery of a previously unstudied sediment core from Antarctica by researchers from the University of Otago has flipped our understanding of how often…
Hidden Ecosystems? NASA’s New Evidence of Vast Life Lurking Beneath Antarctic Ice
Scientists using NASA’s Earth observing system find evidence of phytoplankton blooms hidden beneath Antarctic sea ice. Until now, researchers believed the packed sea ice of…
Huge 285-Mile-Long River Discovered Beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet – Could Accelerate Ice Loss
An unexpected river under the Antarctic ice sheet affects the flow and melting of ice, potentially accelerating ice loss as the climate warms. New research…
