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.
Feb. 20, 2024 • ~7 min
To narrow our predictions of global sea level rise, we need to know more about these sudden ‘non-linear’ changes to ice sheets.
Pine Island Glacier passed a tipping point decades ago, and it could do again in the future.
Stratospheric clouds over the Arctic may explain the differences seen between the polar warming calculated by climate models and actual recordings, according
Sea ice extent in July 2023 has been around 10% below last year’s record low for the month.
Freshening seawater around Antarctica is disrupting a global ocean conveyor which regulates the climate.
Scientists used satellites to map tens of thousands of glacial landforms in Antarctica’s highest mountains.
A recent paper suggested damaging climate tipping points could be closer than first thought.
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