A rare dataset collected by instruments at the point where Antarctica’s largest ice shelf begins to float reveals ocean ...

For years, climate models warned that warm deep water around Antarctica could edge closer to the continent’s icy fringe. Now ...

Deep beneath the Southern Ocean, a quiet but alarming shift is underway: warm water is creeping closer to Antarctica, and ...

This summer, the vast Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica had so much meltwater running down its face, it looked like it was ...

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A study more than 20 years in the making reports a rapid rise in Antarctic sea levels. The cause? Melting ice shelves. That's an especially big deal for a continent covered in ice, and the scientists ...

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Meltwater could undermine the walls of ice holding back Antarctica's glaciers, scientists reported on Wednesday, a finding that underscores concern about the potential for a ...

Observations suggest a major melting event at the Ross Ice Shelf was connected to atmospheric turbulence. The Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica typically melts on its underside as warmer ocean water flows ...

New research shows warm circumpolar deep water has shifted closer to Antarctica over the past two decades, increasing the risk of melting ice shelves from below. Studies reveal that previous estimates ...