River longer than the Thames beneath Antarctic ice sheet could affect ice loss
An unexpected river found under the Antarctic ice sheet affects the flow and melting of ice, potentially accelerating ice loss as the climate warms.
An unexpected river found under the Antarctic ice sheet affects the flow and melting of ice, potentially accelerating ice loss as the climate warms.
Earth Sciences
Oct 27, 2022
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Some estimates of Antarctica's total contribution to sea-level rise may be over- or underestimated, after researchers detected a previously unknown source of ice loss variability.
Earth Sciences
Oct 6, 2022
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By analyzing unusual rock samples collected years ago in Antarctica, scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have discovered a remarkable record of how the East Antarctic Ice Sheet has responded to changes ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2022
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The eastern two thirds of Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet so large that if it melted the sea would rise by 52 meters. Most scientists had once thought this ice sheet was largely invulnerable to climate change, but not ...
Environment
Aug 11, 2022
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As Antarctica's slow rivers of ice hit the sea, they float, forming ice shelves. These shelves extend the glaciers into the ocean until they calve into icebergs.
Environment
Aug 11, 2022
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New research on Antarctica, including the first map of iceberg calving, doubles the previous estimates of loss from ice shelves and details how the continent is changing.
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2022
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The fate of the world's biggest ice sheet still rests in our hands if global temperature increases are kept below the upper limit set by the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2022
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An investigation of how an Antarctic ice sheet melted thousands of years ago will improve contemporary climate models and projections of rising sea level, according to a recently published study with contributions from The ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 3, 2022
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Warmer waters are flowing towards the East Antarctic ice sheet, according to our alarming new research which reveals a potential new driver of global sea-level rise.
Environment
Aug 3, 2022
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The Antarctic region is particularly vulnerable to climate change, and studies have shown that the melting of Antarctic ice sheets has accelerated considerably in recent years. As a result, sea levels continue to rise globally, ...
Environment
Aug 3, 2022
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