Overlooked East Antarctica melting may skew sea level forecasts

A study published today found that while ice shelves in West Antarctica melt year-round, those in East Antarctica experience ...

Most Antarctic ice shelves face long-term threat under worst-case global warming scenario

The survival of ice shelves, which play a crucial role in sea level rise, will depend on the level of greenhouse gas ...

“Catastrophic Consequences”: Scientists Warn of Abrupt, Irreversible Antarctic Collapse

Antarctica’s ice, ocean, and ecosystems are approaching tipping points that could trigger irreversible global impacts.

6-million-year-old Antarctic ice reveals how Earth once heated; know what it warns about tomorrow

Scientists have discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on Earth in East Antarctica, dating back six million years.
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6-Million-Year-Old Ice Found in Antarctica Reveals Earth Was Much Warmer Than Today, With Higher Sea Levels

Scientists scooped out an ice core from Antarctica and investigated it to design Earth's 'climate snapshots' dating back ...

World’s oldest ice, dated six million years, discovered in Antarctica unlocks clues to a warmer past

A team of U.S. researchers uncovered the world’s oldest directly dated ice and air trapped deep within the Allan Hills region ...

Scientists issue warning over unprecedented occurrences in Antarctica: 'Changing faster than we ever imagined'

As reported by Oceanographic, researchers who met in London in September fear that these impacts may soon be pushing us close ...
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Who Is Protecting Antarctica’s Environment?

Alessandro Antonello is Associate Professor of Environmental History at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He is the author of The Greening of Antarctica: Assembling an International Environment ...

The quest to find Shackleton’s ship uncovered an Antarctic mystery

These floating barriers hold back the Antarctic Ice Sheet’s expansive ice flows, and their disappearance directly ties to ...

Six-million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica offers unprecedented window into a warmer Earth

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of ...
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Antarctica’s TikTok-Fueled Climate Challenge

As visitor numbers climb and warnings of environmental risks mount, it remains to be seen whether new rules will be introduced, or if Antarctica will remain a frontier for high-carbon adventure ...