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.
Dec. 13, 2023 • ~6 min
Pine Island Glacier passed a tipping point decades ago, and it could do again in the future.
Knowing Greenland’s ice-free history offers a warning for the future as global temperatures rise.
Glaciologists are discovering new ways surface meltwater alters the internal structure of ice sheets, and raising an alarm that sea level rise could be much more abrupt than current models forecast.
Icebergs don’t just pose a risk to ships – they have a profound impact on the natural world and human societies.
A new image has been taken of the whole Earth 50 years after the first - revealing noticeable changes to its surface.
Scientists used satellites to map tens of thousands of glacial landforms in Antarctica’s highest mountains.
A field glaciologist explains the changes scientists are now seeing.
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