Scientists in Antarctica discover a vast, salty groundwater system under the ice sheet – with implications for sea level rise
Liquid water below the ice determines how fast an ice stream flows. As the ice sheet gets thinner, more of that salty groundwater could rise.
Chloe Gustafson, Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Geophysics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego •
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May 5, 2022 • ~9 min
May 5, 2022 • ~9 min
In Antarctica, scientists discover a vast, salty groundwater system under the ice sheet – with implications for sea level rise
Liquid water below the ice determines how fast an ice stream flows. As the ice sheet gets thinner, more of that salty groundwater could rise.
Chloe Gustafson, Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Geophysics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego •
conversation
May 5, 2022 • ~9 min
May 5, 2022 • ~9 min
Warmer summers threaten Antarctica’s giant ice shelves because of the lakes they create
Melting lakes on ice shelves can widen cracks within them - new research shows how these lakes change across the world’s largest sheet.
Jennifer Arthur, PhD student in Cryospheric Remote Sensing, Durham University •
conversation
April 21, 2022 • ~6 min
April 21, 2022 • ~6 min
Conger ice shelf has collapsed: what you need to know, according to experts
For the first time since satellites started studying the continent, East Antarctica has lost an entire ice shelf.
Bertie Miles, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Geosciences, University of Edinburgh •
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March 28, 2022 • ~6 min
March 28, 2022 • ~6 min
Antarctica's unique ecosystem is threatened by invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships
New research maps how ship traffic connects Antarctica to worldwide ecosystems.
Arlie McCarthy, PhD Researcher, British Antarctic Survey, and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge •
conversation
Jan. 11, 2022 • ~7 min
Jan. 11, 2022 • ~7 min
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