The new finding that the eventual loss of a major section of West Antarctica's ice sheet "appears unstoppable" was not completely unexpected by scientists who study this area. The study, led by glaciologist Eric Rignot at ...
Earth Sciences
May 13, 2014
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Six massive glaciers in West Antarctica are moving faster than they did 40 years ago, causing more ice to discharge into the ocean and global sea level to rise, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Mar 26, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A massive ancient subglacial trough – deeper than the Grand Canyon - has been discovered by a team of UK experts.
Earth Sciences
Jan 14, 2014
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Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, one of the biggest single contributors to world sea-level rise, is melting irreversibly and could add as much as a centimetre (0.4 inches) to ocean levels in 20 years, a study said Sunday.
Earth Sciences
Jan 12, 2014
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For the first time scientists have begun mapping one of the "last frontiers" of Antarctica.
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2013
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It's official: East Antarctica is pushing West Antarctica around.
Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2013
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A 308-year ice core record provides new data on climate variability in coastal West Antarctica and shows that a clear warming trend has occurred in recent decades.
Earth Sciences
Dec 6, 2013
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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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A slice of ice from 17,500 years ago can help scientists figure out how the Earth came out of the Ice Age and how climate change can happen in the future, according to South Dakota State University Professor Jihong Cole-Dai ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 23, 2013
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About 34 million years ago, Earth transitioned from a warm "greenhouse" climate to a cold "icehouse" climate, marking the transition between the Eocene and Oligocene epochs. This transition has been associated with the formation ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 9, 2013
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