Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new icebergClimate
SourceMay 23, 2024
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Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg
By British Antarctic Survey A large iceberg (380 km²), about the size of the Isle of Wight, has broken off the 150m thick Brunt Ice…

UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites GlacierScience
SourceMay 23, 2024
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UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
By University of California - Irvine A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to…

Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate changeClimateScience
SourceMay 20, 2024
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Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
By British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have found that the record-low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023…

Climate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice: studyNews
SourceMay 20, 2024
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Climate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice: study
By Linda GIVETASH | AFP Paris, France - Climate change played a key role in last year's record-low levels of Antarctic sea ice, a study…

Researchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 yearsScience
SourceMay 14, 2024
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Researchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 years
By Michelle Klampe, Oregon State University Today’s rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past…

A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climateScience
SourceMay 2, 2024
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A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climate
by Shaun Eaves, Jamey Stutz, Kevin Norton and Pedro Doll, The Conversation How often do mountains collapse, volcanoes erupt or ice sheets melt? For Earth…

Ocean currents threaten to collapse Antarctic ice shelvesScience
SourceApril 12, 2024
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Ocean currents threaten to collapse Antarctic ice shelves
A new study published in Nature Communications has revealed that the interplay between meandering ocean currents and the ocean floor induces upwelling velocity, transporting warm…

Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from belowScience
SourceApril 10, 2024
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Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from below
By Maurice Huguenin, UNSW Sydney; Matthew England, UNSW Sydney, and Paul Spence, University of Tasmania | The Conversation As the weight of ice builds up,…

Antarctic Circumpolar Current: A Climate Sentinel Sounds the AlarmClimate
SourceMarch 28, 2024
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Antarctic Circumpolar Current: A Climate Sentinel Sounds the Alarm
It's been a fundamental component of Earth's climate system for millions of years, but the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is now sending a warning signal…
