Antarcticas

Antarctica’s collapse may already be unstoppable, scientists warn

Antarctica faces the possibility of sudden and potentially irreversible changes to its ice, oceans, and ecosystems. Scientists warn that without…

3 months ago

‘Vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites ‘Doomsday’ Glacier

A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to find…

2 years ago

Antarctica’s ancient ice sheets foreshadow dynamic changes in Earth’s future

Nineteen million years ago, during a time known as the early Miocene, massive ice sheets in Antarctica rapidly and repeatedly…

2 years ago