An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday. The collapse, captured ...
Researchers believe they've discovered a cause of previous Antarctic ice shelf collapses, and it could be a warning sign of what's to come as our planet warms. In a study published in the journal ...
An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday. The collapse, captured ...
cracks and splits away from Antarctica, the world watches in stunned silence as nature displays its unstoppable power. The sight of an enormous slab of ice, sometimes the size of entire countries, ...
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Scientists warn that growing rifts in Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could speed up global sea level rise, heightening climate risks worldwide.
The team undertook two research trips on the RV Polarstern in 2016 and 2017. Those trips resulted in the collection of seafloor bathymetric data and sediment cores, which later formed the focus of ...
New research reveals how ocean warming triggered the large-scale retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS)—offering vital clues for understanding its modern-day vulnerability. NEGIS is the ...