East Antarctica is sliding sideways: Ice loss on West Antarctica affecting mantle flow below
It's official: East Antarctica is pushing West Antarctica around.
Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2013
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Antarctica set record of -135.8 F (-93.2 C)
Newly analyzed data from East Antarctica say the remote region has set a record for soul-crushing cold.
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2013
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Brine linked to glacial health
(Phys.org) —A new NASA-led study has discovered an intriguing link between sea ice conditions and the melting rate of Totten Glacier, the glacier in East Antarctica that discharges the most ice into the ocean. The discovery, ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 6, 2013
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Volcano discovered smoldering under a kilometer of ice in West Antarctica
It wasn't what they were looking for but that only made the discovery all the more exciting.
Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2013
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The oldest ice core: Finding a 1.5 million-year record of Earth's climate
(Phys.org) —How far into the past can ice-core records go? Scientists have now identified regions in Antarctica they say could store information about Earth's climate and greenhouse gases extending as far back as 1.5 million ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 5, 2013
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Cold, salty and promiscuous: Gene-shuffling microbes dominate Antarctica's Deep Lake
Sequestered in Antarctica's Vestfold Hills, Deep Lake became isolated from the ocean 3,500 years ago by the Antarctic continent rising, resulting in a saltwater ecosystem that remains liquid in extreme cold, and providing ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 30, 2013
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Achilles' heel of ice shelves is beneath the water, scientists reveal
New research has revealed that more ice leaves Antarctica by melting from the underside of submerged ice shelves than was previously thought, accounting for as much as 90 per cent of ice loss in some areas.
Earth Sciences
Sep 15, 2013
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West Antarctica ice sheet existed 20 million years earlier than previously thought
The results of research conducted by professors at UC Santa Barbara and colleagues mark the beginning of a new paradigm for our understanding of the history of Earth's great global ice sheets. The research shows that, contrary ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2013
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East Antarctic Ice Sheet could be more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought
The world's largest ice sheet could be more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than previously thought, according to new research from Durham University.
Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2013
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Ancient ice melt unearthed in Antarctic mud
Global warming five million years ago may have caused parts of Antarctica's large ice sheets to melt and sea levels to rise by approximately 20 metres, scientists report today in the journal Nature Geoscience.
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2013
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