A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level

To narrow our predictions of global sea level rise, we need to know more about these sudden ‘non-linear’ changes to ice sheets.

Ruth Mottram, Climate Scientist, National Centre for Climate Research, Danish Meteorological Institute • conversation
Feb. 20, 2024 ~7 min

Ice cores provide first documentation of rapid Antarctic ice loss in the past

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey have uncovered the first direct evidence that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrunk

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 8, 2024 ~5 min


Antarctic study proves glacier has undergone irreversible retreat – highlighting potential for widespread ice loss

Pine Island Glacier passed a tipping point decades ago, and it could do again in the future.

Mattias Green, Professor in Physical Oceanography, Bangor University • conversation
Dec. 13, 2023 ~6 min

Why do climate models underestimate polar warming? ‘Invisible clouds’ could be the answer

Stratospheric clouds over the Arctic may explain the differences seen between the polar warming calculated by climate models and actual recordings, according

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 8, 2023 ~7 min

Increasing melting of West Antarctic ice shelves may be unavoidable – new research

Humanity has lost control of West Antarctic ice-sheet melting.

Paul Holland, Ocean and Ice Scientist, British Antarctic Survey • conversation
Oct. 23, 2023 ~7 min

Antarctica is missing a chunk of sea ice bigger than Greenland – what's going on?

Sea ice extent in July 2023 has been around 10% below last year’s record low for the month.

Caroline Holmes, Polar Climate Scientist, British Antarctic Survey, Associate Lecturer, The Open University • conversation
July 31, 2023 ~7 min

What El Niño means for the world's perilous climate tipping points

An El Niño event will turbo-charge global warming.

David Armstrong McKay, Researcher in Earth System Resilience, Stockholm University • conversation
July 10, 2023 ~8 min

Slowing deep Southern Ocean current may be linked to natural climate cycle – but that's no reason to stop worrying about melting Antarctic ice

Freshening seawater around Antarctica is disrupting a global ocean conveyor which regulates the climate.

Shenjie Zhou, Postdoctoral Physical Oceanography, British Antarctic Survey • conversation
June 12, 2023 ~8 min


Glaciers have existed on Earth for at least 60 million years – far longer than previously thought

Scientists used satellites to map tens of thousands of glacial landforms in Antarctica’s highest mountains.

Matteo Spagnolo, Professor of Geography and the Environment, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen • conversation
Dec. 15, 2022 ~5 min

Climate tipping points could lock in unstoppable changes to the planet – how close are they?

A recent paper suggested damaging climate tipping points could be closer than first thought.

David Armstrong McKay, Researcher in Earth System Resilience, Stockholm University • conversation
Oct. 6, 2022 ~8 min

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