Even with carbon emissions cuts, a key part of Antarctica is doomed to slow collapse, study says
1 year, 2 months ago

Even with carbon emissions cuts, a key part of Antarctica is doomed to slow collapse, study says

Associated Press  

No matter how much the world cuts back on carbon emissions, a key and sizable chunk of Antarctica is essentially doomed to an “unavoidable” melt, a new study found. The study in Monday’s journal Nature Climate Change found even if future warming was limited to just a few tenths of a degree more – an international goal that many scientists say is unlikely to be met – it would have “limited power to prevent ocean warming that could lead to the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.” “Our main question here was: How much control do we still have over ice shelf melting? That part of Antarctica “is doomed,” said University of California Irvine ice scientist Eric Rignot, who wasn’t part of the study. “The damage has already been done.” University of Colorado ice scientist Ted Scambos, who also wasn’t part of the study, said this ice sheet “eventually is going to collapse. So after 2100, we probably have some control still.’' No matter what words are used, Naughten said she and other scientists studying the area in previous research conclude that this part of Antarctica “couldn’t be saved or a lot of it couldn’t be saved.” Naughten’s study did not calculate how much ice would be lost, how much sea level would rise and at what speed.

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Dwindling Antarctic sea ice driving more storms, study warns
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Dwindling Antarctic sea ice driving more storms, study warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dwindling Antarctic sea ice is driving more storms in the Southern Ocean, a new study …

Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say

Raw Story  

The record-breaking retreat of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to more frequent storms over newly exposed parts of the Southern Ocean, according to a study published Wednesday. Scientists know that the loss of Antarctic sea ice can diminish penguin numbers, cause ice shelves to melt in warmer waters, and impede the Southern Ocean from absorbing carbon dioxide. Using …

Doomsday Glacier: Scientists looked deep beneath Antarctic ice. What they found could spell disaster
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Doomsday Glacier: Scientists looked deep beneath Antarctic ice. What they found could spell disaster

CNN  

CNN — Scientists using ice-breaking ships and underwater robots have found the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate and could be on an irreversible path to collapse, spelling catastrophe for global sea level rise. Since 2018, a team of scientists forming the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, has been studying Thwaites — often dubbed the “Doomsday Glacier” …

Scientists in Chile question if Antarctica has hit a point of no return
4 months, 1 week ago

Scientists in Chile question if Antarctica has hit a point of no return

The Hindu  

Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specialising in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference this week to share the most cutting-edge research from the vast white continent. With detailed weather station and satellite data dating back only about 40 years, scientists wondered whether these events meant Antarctica had reached a tipping point, …

We’ve underestimated the ‘Doomsday’ glacier - and results could be devastating
7 months, 2 weeks ago

We’ve underestimated the ‘Doomsday’ glacier - and results could be devastating

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Thwaites Glacier — dubbed the “Doomsday” glacier because of the grave impacts for global sea level rise if …

Two years to save the world from climate catastrophe
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Two years to save the world from climate catastrophe

Live Mint  

“Two years to save the world.” As far as opening lines of speeches go, that would be dramatic in most contexts. In fact, there’s growing disquiet among climate scientists that it is possible that the rate of climate impacts may have been understated—the world seems to be heading for runaway temperature rise; and climate “tipping points” that had seemed far …

Antarctica, Earth’s largest refrigerator, is defrosting
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Antarctica, Earth’s largest refrigerator, is defrosting

The Economist  

Science & technology | Out of sight, out of mind Antarctica, Earth’s largest refrigerator, is defrosting The world must pay more attention to its southern pole Your browser does not support this video. Antarctic ice-sheet mass change, 2002-23 -6 -4 -2 0 2 Tonnes per square metre 60°S SOUTHERN OCEAN 500 km Larsen A and B ice shelves, collapsed in …

Scientists explain Antarctica’s raving 2022 heatwave in groundbreaking papers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Scientists explain Antarctica’s raving 2022 heatwave in groundbreaking papers

The Hindu  

Climate scientists don’t like surprises. But they provide scientists a deeper understanding of the links between the tropics and Antarctica – and give the global community a chance to prepare for what a warmer world may bring. When the tropical air collided with this so-called “blocking high”, it caused the most intense atmospheric river ever observed over East Antarctica. The …

On the cusp of climate talks, UN chief Guterres visits crucial Antarctica
1 year, 1 month ago

On the cusp of climate talks, UN chief Guterres visits crucial Antarctica

The Hindu  

On the cusp of the COP28 climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited frozen but rapidly melting Antarctica and said Thursday that intense action must be taken at the conference where countries will address their commitments to lowering emissions of planet-warming gases. He described the U.N. climate change conference that begins in Dubai next week as an opportunity for nations …

A rapidly melting Antarctica gets the attention of UN chief ahead of COP28 climate talks
1 year, 1 month ago

A rapidly melting Antarctica gets the attention of UN chief ahead of COP28 climate talks

Associated Press  

KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica — On the cusp of the COP28 climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited frozen but rapidly melting Antarctica and said Thursday that intense action must be taken at the conference where countries will address their commitments to lowering emissions of planet-warming gases. He described the U.N. climate change conference that begins in Dubai next week …

Faster melting of West Antarctic ice sheet 'unavoidable’ even if emissions cut
1 year, 2 months ago

Faster melting of West Antarctic ice sheet 'unavoidable’ even if emissions cut

Hindustan Times  

The West Antarctic ice sheet is set to melt faster even if the world rapidly cuts emissions, according to a new study. But an increasing body of research shows that hotter oceans are likely causing the ice shelves around West Antarctica to destabilize, raising the specter of massive sea level rise. Without the shelves’ protection, more of the West Antarctic …

Humans may have lost control of West Antarctic Ice Shelf melting, study finds
1 year, 2 months ago

Humans may have lost control of West Antarctic Ice Shelf melting, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Humans “may have lost control” of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet – with inevitable melting …

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find
1 year, 5 months ago

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find

Associated Press  

Even in Antarctica — one of the most remote and desolate places on Earth — scientists say they are finding shattered temperature records and an increase in the size and number of wacky weather events. The continent “is not a static giant frozen in time,” they said, but instead feels climate change’s wrath and extremes “sporadically and unpredictably.” Anna Hogg, …

No quick fix to reverse ‘astonishing’ Antarctic sea ice loss: Scientists
1 year, 5 months ago

No quick fix to reverse ‘astonishing’ Antarctic sea ice loss: Scientists

Al Jazeera  

This year’s sea ice minimum is 20 percent lower than the average over the last 40 years, researchers say. There’s no quick fix to replacing this ice,” said Caroline Holmes, polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey and one of the study’s co-authors. This year’s sea ice minimum is 20 percent lower than the average over the last 40 …

‘Devastating’ melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Devastating’ melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found

Associated Press  

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new comprehensive international study. “This is a devastating trajectory,” said U.S. National Snow and Ice Center Deputy Lead Scientist Twila Moon, who wasn’t part of the study. “These rates of ice loss are …

Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows
1 year, 9 months ago

Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows

The Hindu  

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world's oceans, and could have a disastrous impact on the global climate, the marine food chain and even the stability of ice shelves, new research has found. "That's stunning to see that happen so quickly," said Alan Mix, a paleoclimatologist at Oregon State University and co-author …

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice could affect oceans ‘for centuries’
1 year, 9 months ago

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice could affect oceans ‘for centuries’

Al Jazeera  

Scientists warn deep ocean water flows from the Antarctic could decline by 40 percent by 2050, threatening the collapse of circulation crucial for planetary systems. Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world’s oceans and could have a disastrous effect on global climate, the marine food chain, and even the stability of ice …

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | Extent of Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in February
1 year, 10 months ago

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | Extent of Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in February

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 09, 2023 10:40 IST - 1 MIN READ Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center of NASA at the University of Colorado Boulder reported that Antarctic sea ice likely reached its minimum extent for 2023, at 1.79 million square kilometres on February 21. “Antarctica’s response to climate change has been different from the Arctic’s,” said …

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is Melting. Here's Why You — Sitting 12,000 Km Away — Should Worry
1 year, 10 months ago

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is Melting. Here's Why You — Sitting 12,000 Km Away — Should Worry

News 18  

Thwaites Glacier, often known as the “doomsday glacier,” is on the edge of collapsing, according to new assessments. The total collapse of the Thwaites might result in a sea level rise of more than two feet, devastating coastal cities around the world, explains the CNN report. The Thwaites is also acting as a natural dam to the surrounding ice in …

‘Doomsday’ glacier is melting in Antarctica, and it’s bad news
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Doomsday’ glacier is melting in Antarctica, and it’s bad news

Live Mint  

New surveys have revealed that Thwaites Glacier, which is also known as the "doomsday glacier", is on the verge of collapse. The collapse of the glacier, which is around the size of Gujarat, could lead to a catastrophic rise in global sea levels, without any contribution from Greenland or the Himalayas. The real concern is that Thwaites Glacier acts as …

Antarctic sea ice hits new record low in 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

Antarctic sea ice hits new record low in 2023

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Antarctic sea ice has likely shrunk to a record low, US scientists announced on Monday, …

Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier ‘in trouble’ say scientists - All you need to know
1 year, 10 months ago

Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier ‘in trouble’ say scientists - All you need to know

Live Mint  

For years now, scientists have been warily watching Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier for its capability to propel a catastrophic sea level rise. A complete collapse of the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ could lead to sea level rise of more than two feet. With the glacier acting as a dam of sorts for the surrounding ice, its breakdown could ultimately lead to a global …

Fissures speeding up Thwaites glacier melt revealed by deep ice-core camera
1 year, 10 months ago

Fissures speeding up Thwaites glacier melt revealed by deep ice-core camera

ABC  

Fissures and steep terraces along the leading edge of Thwaites glacier are causing it to melt faster, whereas pooling of cool water is slowing melting at the glacier's base, new research has found. Key points: Researchers bored through a glacier hundreds of metres deep to deploy an underwater vehicle The average temperature in the ocean beneath Thwaites ice shelf is …

Antarctica Doomsday Glacier: ‘We should all be very concerned’
1 year, 10 months ago

Antarctica Doomsday Glacier: ‘We should all be very concerned’

Al Jazeera  

Melting of the Florida-sized glacier is of grave concern, with the potential for significant global sea level rise. Scientists studying Antarctica’s vast Thwaites Glacier – nicknamed the “Doomsday Glacier” – say warm water is seeping into its weak spots, threatening its demise and a massive sea rise. “That is the kind of thing we should all be very concerned about.” …

Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100, says study
2 years ago

Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100, says study

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The world's glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end of the century at current climate change trends, according to a new study. In an also unlikely worst-case scenario of several degrees of warming, 83 per cent of the world's glaciers would likely disappear by …

Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100
2 years ago

Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100

Associated Press  

The world’s glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end of the century at current climate change trends, according to a new study. In an also unlikely worst-case scenario of several degrees of warming, 83% of the world’s glaciers would likely disappear by the year 2100, …

Antarctica's 'Doomsday glacier' rapidly melting: What study means for the world
2 years, 3 months ago

Antarctica's 'Doomsday glacier' rapidly melting: What study means for the world

Hindustan Times  

Antarctica's Thwaites glacier is melting at a faster rate than previously expected, scientists said in a new study, published in Nature Geoscience. Antarctica's Thwaites glacier: Antarctica's Thwaites glacier melting could severely raise global sea levels. Antarctica's Thwaites glacier is melting "twice the rate observed by satellite at the fastest retreating part of the grounding zone between 2011 and 2019," scientists …

Seafloor images shed new light on Thwaites Glacier retreat
2 years, 4 months ago

Seafloor images shed new light on Thwaites Glacier retreat

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Robert Larter, British Antarctic Survey However, the study indicates the glacier could see big changes over small timescales in …

Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought
2 years, 4 months ago

Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought

Hindustan Times  

Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice sheet over the past 25 years, a satellite analysis showed on Wednesday. The first-of-its-kind study, led by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles and published in the journal Nature, raises new concern …

Antarctic ice shelf is crumbling faster than ever
2 years, 5 months ago

Antarctic ice shelf is crumbling faster than ever

Live Mint  

Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice sheet over the past 25 years, a satellite analysis showed on Wednesday. The first-of-its-kind study, led by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles and published in the journal Nature, raises new concern …

Antarctica is crumbling: Scientists find ice sheet thinning, headed for major disruption
2 years, 5 months ago

Antarctica is crumbling: Scientists find ice sheet thinning, headed for major disruption

India Today  

As climate change wreaks havoc on the planet, every corner of the world has been affected, including the frigid world of the Antarctic. And when ice shelves dwindle and weaken, the continent’s massive glaciers tend to speed up and increase the rate of global sea level rise,” JPL scientist Chad Greene, lead author of the calving study said in a …

Antarctic ice shelf is crumbling much FASTER than we thought, NASA reveals
2 years, 5 months ago

Antarctic ice shelf is crumbling much FASTER than we thought, NASA reveals

Daily Mail  

The Antarctic ice shelf is crumbling much faster than first thought, a NASA study has revealed, with 12 trillion tonnes of ice being lost over the past 25 years. Melting: The Antarctic ice shelf is crumbling much faster than first thought, a NASA study has revealed. In this 2016 photo the 200ft-tall front of the Getz Ice Shelf in Antarctica …

Antarctic sea ice reaches second lowest level in 44 YEARS
2 years, 9 months ago

Antarctic sea ice reaches second lowest level in 44 YEARS

Daily Mail  

Antarctic sea ice has reached its second lowest level in almost half a century, new satellite data reveals, as scientists warn that the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could cause global sea levels to rise by up to 10 feet. Scientists have revealed the first evidence that rising greenhouse gases have a long-term warming effect on the Amundsen …

‘Shocking’ and ‘bonkers’: Antarctica heat is a warning for higher food prices
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Shocking’ and ‘bonkers’: Antarctica heat is a warning for higher food prices

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If the West Antarctic ice sheet collapsed into the ocean, global sea-levels could rise several metres – much faster …

What the collapse of Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier could mean for the world
3 years ago

What the collapse of Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier could mean for the world

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The massive Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica contains enough ice to …

Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier: How Its Collapse Could Trigger Global Floods & Swallow Islands
3 years ago

Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier: How Its Collapse Could Trigger Global Floods & Swallow Islands

News 18  

The massive Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by 65cm if it were to completely collapse. Thwaites glacier, the widest in the world at 80 miles wide, is held back by a floating platform of ice called an ice shelf, which restrains the glacier and makes it flow less quickly. Other unstable glaciers …

Ice shelf on Antarctic's doomsday glacier is CRACKING and is likely to break free within five years
3 years ago

Ice shelf on Antarctic's doomsday glacier is CRACKING and is likely to break free within five years

Daily Mail  

The front portion of the doomsday glacier in Antarctica has an 'alarming crack' that could lead to it breaking off in just five years. New data, released on Monday, shows warming oceans is causing the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf to lose its grip on the submarine shoal, or bank, that acts as a pinning point to hold it to the …

Antarctica closing in on a tipping point if emissions aren’t curbed: Scientists
3 years, 7 months ago

Antarctica closing in on a tipping point if emissions aren’t curbed: Scientists

Hindustan Times  

While US secretary of state Antony Blinken draws attention to climate change in the Arctic at meetings with other national officials this week in Iceland, an even greater threat looms on the other side of the planet. It holds enough land ice to raise global sea levels by more than 60 metres – roughly 10 times the amount in the …

Global warming is melting the world’s glaciers at an alarming rate
3 years, 8 months ago

Global warming is melting the world’s glaciers at an alarming rate

Live Mint  

It is no secret that the immediate physical effects of global heating is being observed in the way that it is melting the world’s ice, or cryosphere. A new study published in Nature on 28 April has now found that between 2000-2019, the world’s glaciers, including those in the Himalaya, lost 267 gigatonnes of ice every year. This rate of …

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' and Why it's Melting Faster Than You Think: All You Need to Know
3 years, 8 months ago

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' and Why it's Melting Faster Than You Think: All You Need to Know

News 18  

Environmentalists are constantly warning the world about the global warming-induced melting of glaciers in Antarctica and the dangers it poses. A recent study of the Thwaites Glacier – also known as the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ – by scientists in a Swedish university has found that the glacier was melting much faster than previously anticipated. Previously, a study conducted by the New …

Climate crisis: Third of Antarctic ice shelf area ‘at risk of collapse’ if emissions aren’t rapidly reduced
3 years, 9 months ago

Climate crisis: Third of Antarctic ice shelf area ‘at risk of collapse’ if emissions aren’t rapidly reduced

The Independent  

The ice shelves which fringe Antarctica could be at major risk of collapse, potentially releasing “unimaginable” amounts of water into the ocean, if temperatures reach 4C above pre-industrial levels, research has warned. Previous research has given us the bigger picture in terms of predicting Antarctic ice shelf decline, but our new study uses the latest modelling techniques to fill in …

Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice between the years 1994 and 2017: study
3 years, 11 months ago

Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice between the years 1994 and 2017: study

Firstpost  

The rate at which ice is disappearing across the world matches “worst-case climate warming scenarios”, UK scientists have warned in new research. It surveyed 215,000 mountain glaciers around the globe, polar ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, ice shelves floating around Antarctica, and sea ice drifting in the Arctic and Southern Oceans. mage credit: Wikipedia “The ice sheets are now …

Climate crisis: Global ice loss is speeding up, study finds
3 years, 11 months ago

Climate crisis: Global ice loss is speeding up, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the study – the first survey of global ice loss using satellite data – there has been …

Greenhouse Emissions May Add 40 cm Sea Level Rise by 2100, Warn Expert
4 years, 3 months ago

Greenhouse Emissions May Add 40 cm Sea Level Rise by 2100, Warn Expert

News 18  

Sustained greenhouse gas emissions could see global sea levels rise nearly 40 centimetres this century as ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland continue to melt, a major international study concluded Thursday. The gigantic ice caps contain enough frozen water to lift oceans 65 metres, and researchers are increasingly concerned that their melt rates are tracking the UN’s worst case scenarios …

‘Doomsday glacier’ in Antarctica melting due to warm water channels under surface, scientists discover
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Doomsday glacier’ in Antarctica melting due to warm water channels under surface, scientists discover

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists studying a giant mass of ice in Antarctica known as the “doomsday glacier” believe …

Climate change: Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica melting at ‘worst-case scenario’ rate
4 years, 4 months ago

Climate change: Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica melting at ‘worst-case scenario’ rate

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at a rate which matches climate scientists’ …

Winter Is Not Coming: 28 Trillion Tonnes Of Ice Has Melted on Earth Since 1994
4 years, 4 months ago

Winter Is Not Coming: 28 Trillion Tonnes Of Ice Has Melted on Earth Since 1994

News 18  

Global warming might be a myth for some people. According to a recent research, the Earth has lost about 28 trillion tonnes of ice between the years 1994 and 2017. Large amounts of ice melting from Antarctica, Greenland and various glaciers are said to have contributed to a 3.5cm rise in global sea levels. These findings come almost a week …

‘Teetering at the edge’: Scientists warn of rapid melting of Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday glacier’
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Teetering at the edge’: Scientists warn of rapid melting of Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday glacier’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Many climate scientists regard Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica as one of the most vulnerable …

What an ocean hidden under Antarctic ice reveals about the future of our planet's climate
4 years, 6 months ago

What an ocean hidden under Antarctic ice reveals about the future of our planet's climate

Firstpost  

Research shows that if warming exceeds 2℃, major ice shelves would collapse, releasing ice, lifting the sea level by up to three metres by 2300. There are indeed hidden ocean cavities around Antarctica, and our latest research explores how the ocean circulates underneath the continent’s ice shelves - large floating extensions of the ice on land that rise and fall …

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