Antarctic

Melting Antarctic ice may weaken a major carbon sink

A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows that changes in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) closely followed shifts…

2 months ago

Satellite images reveal the fastest Antarctic glacier retreat ever

A glacier on the Eastern Antarctic Peninsula has undergone the quickest ice loss documented in modern times, according to a…

4 months ago

Laser satellites expose a secret Antarctic carbon burst

A team of scientists has found that the Southern Ocean emits far more carbon dioxide (CO2) during the lightless Antarctic…

5 months ago

Melting Antarctic ice sheets will slow Earth’s strongest ocean current

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting…

1 year ago

Measurements from ‘lost’ Seaglider offer new insights into Antarctic ice melting

New research reveals for the first time how a major Antarctic ice shelf has been subjected to increased melting by…

1 year ago

Antarctic ‘greening’ at dramatic rate

Vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold over the last four decades, new research shows. The…

1 year ago

The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets

In recent years global warming has left its mark on the Antarctic ice sheets. The "eternal" ice in Antarctica is…

2 years ago

Warming of Antarctic deep-sea waters contribute to sea level rise in North Atlantic, study finds

Analysis of mooring observations and hydrographic data suggest the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation deep water limb in the North Atlantic…

2 years ago

Barriers against Antarctic ice melt disappearing at the double

Undersea anchors of ice that help prevent Antarctica's land ice from slipping into the ocean are shrinking at more than…

2 years ago

Acidity of Antarctic waters could double by century’s end, threatening biodiversity

The acidity of Antarctica's coastal waters could double by the end of the century, threatening whales, penguins and hundreds of…

2 years ago