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Antarctic Ice Shelf Faces New Threat as Warm Ocean Currents Encroach

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 01.10.2025 02:22 AM

Antarctic ice shelves face rapid melting as warm ocean currents threaten stability and accelerate global sea-level rise.

Massive Iceberg the Size of Las Vegas Breaks Off From 500-Feet Thick 'Brunt Ice Shelf' in Antarctica, Map Reveals

05.22.2024 22:08 PM

This is the third major ice shelf calving that took place in the last four years within the area. Read to learn more.

World's Largest Iceberg Breaks After 30 Years, Drifting from Southern Ocean; Researchers Explored Climate Change Implications

12.08.2023 07:04 AM

The colossal iceberg A23a, the world's largest, has broken free after 30 years, drifting from the Southern Ocean due to wind and currents. Read the article to learn more details.

Seals Have A New Job: Exploring Antarctic Ocean Conditions in Continental Shelf Areas That Threatens to Collapse

12.30.2021 00:45 AM

Japanese scientists have found a way of studying the ocean conditions in continental shelf areas that are otherwise unreachable via boat by attaching cameras on eight Weddell seals.

Climate Change: Thwaites Glacier Ice Shelf In Antarctica Could Break In 5 Years Result In Sea Level Rise, Scientists Warn

12.13.2021 20:39 PM

Satellite images recently revealed that a glacier that sits on an ice shelf is susceptible to failure because of a newly-discovered fissure on its surface and a crack across the entire shelf.

Icy ‘Glue’ Making Antarctica Intact Begins to Break; Scientists Investigate Reason for Accelerated Melting

09.30.2021 21:43 PM

Scientists recently took a closer look at what is causing the ice shelves of Antarctica to break into huge chunks aside from the evident climate change factor.

Ice Shelf Protecting Antarctica’s Largest Glacier Is Breaking Quickly to Pieces [WATCH]

06.13.2021 08:50 AM

The Pine Island Glacier’s ice shelf in Antarctica acts like a cork in a bottle preventing melting ice mass from flowing into the ocean.

Climate Change: Few Degrees of Warming Could Collapse Antarctica's Ice Shelves

04.11.2021 21:01 PM

More than one-third of the Antarctic ice shelf is at risk of collapsing if Earth continues to warm at 4°C above pre-industrial levels.

Researchers Found Mysterious Life Forms Beneath Antarctica

02.15.2021 03:22 AM

Despite Antarctica's hostile environment, researchers found the first stationary living organism in an Antarctic ice shelf far from light or warmth, adding to its mystery.

Massive Chunk of Canada's Last Ice Shelf Reduced by More Than Half Creating a Manhattan-Iceberg

08.10.2020 07:20 AM

Scientists reported that a large chunk of the ice shelf has broken off from Canada's last ice shelf reducing it by more than half. After the split, it created a Manhattan-sied iceberg.

Antarctic Ice Crack To Create Biggest Icebergs Ever Recorded

06.03.2017 08:19 AM

The ice crack of Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica is on the edge to create the biggest iceberg. It is very close to calve off and create one of the biggest ever recorded icebergs.

Antarctica’s Massive Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Will Melt Drastically Fast, Scientists Warn ‘No Going Back’

05.13.2017 19:39 PM

Antarctica’s Filchner-Ronne ice shelf is at risk of rapid melting to the influx of warm water beneath it.

Large Iceberg Rift From Antartica Spreads On The Sea, Heading In The Direction of Ice Front

05.04.2017 19:24 PM

A new branch was discovered from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antartica and it is now heading the direction of the ice front.

Antarctica’s Larsen-C Ice Shelf Crack Continues Growing, Experts Predict It Will Be The Largest Ever Recorded

04.22.2017 20:59 PM

The crack in Antarctica’s Larsen-C ice shelf continually grows at an alarming rate. Scientists foresee that it will the biggest in the history to be recorded.

Antarctic Ice Shelf Larsen C Will Lead To More Advance Glaciology

02.21.2017 03:36 AM

Scientists have noted that the loss of Antarctic ice shelf Larsen C might lead to more advance Glaciology.

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