France-sized ice shelf moves suddenly once or twice daily

"We found that the whole shelf suddenly moves about 6 to 8 centimeters (or 3 inches) once or twice a day..."

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
April 2, 2024 ~6 min

Ice melt is speeding up or slowing down depending on location

Melting of surface ice in Greenland has been speeding up but is doing the exact opposite in Antarctica, a new study shows.

Brian Bell-UC Irvine • futurity
Oct. 17, 2023 ~5 min


Antarctica’s ‘Blood Falls’ mystery has been solved

Why would a glacier waterfall in Antarctica run red? New findings explain what's going on with "Blood Falls."

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
July 11, 2023 ~7 min

West Antarctica Ice Sheet collapse isn’t set in stone

The West Antarctica Ice Sheet contains enough ice to raise global sea level by 11 feet, but a new study finds its collapse isn't inevitable.

U. Washington • futurity
Jan. 27, 2023 ~7 min

Hidden lake may reveal what Antarctica was like before it froze

A newly discovered city-size lake might contain a history of the world's largest ice sheet in East Antarctica since its earliest beginnings.

Constantino Panagopulos-UT Austin • futurity
May 18, 2022 ~6 min

Why Antarctica sea ice retreats faster that it forms

Sea ice around Antarctica retreats more quickly than it advances, an asymmetry that's puzzled scientists. New research suggests it's actually pretty simple.

Hannah Hickey-U. Washington • futurity
April 4, 2022 ~6 min

Antarctic air bubbles indicate Earth’s oxygen thief

Air bubbles in Antarctic ice suggest that glacial erosion caused atmospheric oxygen levels to dip over the past 800,000 years.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Dec. 21, 2021 ~6 min

Antarctic ice melt could cause ‘catastrophic’ sea level rise

If Paris Agreement targets are not met, melting Antarctic ice shelves could cause catastrophic global sea level rise in the second half of the century.

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
May 6, 2021 ~6 min


Seals are chirping under Antarctic ice but we can’t hear it

Weddell seals are making all kinds of noise under the Antarctic ice, but at sound frequencies humans can't hear. Listen to an adjusted sample.

Jim Barlow-Oregon • futurity
Dec. 22, 2020 ~6 min

Ice sheets ‘talk’ to each other across the planet

"Our results highlight how interconnected the Earth system is, with changes in one part of the planet driving changes in another."

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
Nov. 30, 2020 ~6 min

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