Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale ...

Research Reveals ‘Warm Water’ Flowing Toward One of Antarctica’s Biggest Ice Shelves Could Dramatically Raise Sea Levels ...

"The change of seasons causes surface melting far inland from the coastal ice front," glaciologist Christopher Shuman said.

Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf, highlighting its vulnerability. As ...

Observations show that many of these ice shelves are thinning due to melting from below, with profound implications for ocean ...

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the ...

They're also shrinking. The ocean melts ice shelves from below—a process known as "basal melting." Increased basal melting ...

Meltwater has been observed atop the Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica, as evidenced by recent imagery obtained from the ...

Evanston officials announced Saturday that they’ve closed the city’s dog beach because of serious safety concerns created by ...

By Madelaine Gamble Rosevear, Postdoctoral Fellow in Physical Oceanography, University of Tasmania; Ben Galton-Fenzi, Principal Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division; Bishakhdatta Gayen, ARC Future ...

They're also shrinking . The ocean melts ice shelves from below – a process known as“basal melting”. Increased basal melting has led to the thinning and retreat of the ice sheet in some ...