Lying an incredible 4,000 metres below the surface of the Antarctica is the world's largest underground lake, containing ...

I examine how large-scale atmospheric circulation over the Southern Ocean, including the coupling of low- and high-pressure systems, helps to drive warm and moist air masses onto the West Antarctic ...

With our more highly resolved multi-proxy record that includes transitional intervals, we find that ice age intensification ...

The world's largest icebergs – which can be larger than entire countries in some cases – break off the Antarctic ice sheet. As they drift and melt in the Southern Ocean, they create a unique ...

"The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is what we call everything to the west of the Transantarctic Mountains," says Wåhlin. "It's a massive amount of ice – it would be dramatic if it were to end ...

These findings are important to help how the Ice Sheet might evolve in the future in response to ongoing and future climate warming. By understanding how it changed in the past we may be able to get a ...

8, 2024 — New research reveals for the first time how a major Antarctic ice shelf has been ... Deep Ocean Clues to a Million-Year-Old Ice Age Puzzle Revealed in New Study Nov.

The Thwaites Glacier is one of a line of glaciers sitting along the marine-facing rim of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS)—a massive bowl of ice nearly three times the size of Texas sitting in ...

"The East Antarctic ice sheet alone holds enough water to raise global sea levels by approximately 50 metres if completely melted. "Implications for our coastal cities and infrastructure are immense." ...