What our missing ocean float revealed about Antarctica’s melting glaciers
Ocean measurements beneath ice shelves help determine how Antarctica will contribute to sea-level rise.
Tag: Antarctica
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Rising greenhouse gas emissions could cause substantial melting and much higher sea levels.
‘Completely unexpected’: Antarctic sea ice may be in terminal decline due to rising Southern Ocean salinity
Heat stored in the ocean is released into the atmosphere when ice melts, accelerating global warming.
Antarctica’s hidden threat: Meltwater under the ice sheet amplifies sea level rise
Including the effects of evolving subglacial water in ice sheet models can triple the amount of ice flowing to the ...
Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences are profound
A weaker current may exacerbate the melting of ice shelves and contribute to global sea level rise.
The real reason Greenland is important to Florida
The Greenland ice sheet holds enough ice to increase sea levels by 23 feet, wiping out much of the coastal ...
Thwaites Glacier won’t collapse like dominoes as feared, study finds
But the findings don’t mean the 'Doomsday Glacier,' which has the potential to flood coastlines if it collapsed, is stable.
Warming of Antarctic deep-sea waters contributes to sea-level rise in North Atlantic, study finds
A critical piece of Earth’s global system of ocean currents has weakened by about 12% over the past two decades.
New research suggests Earth’s remaining ice sheets may be destabilizing from the inside
Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica may be far more vulnerable to climate warming than models predict.
The rising seas are lapping at the heels of Florida’s climate deniers
By Fred Grimm, Sun Sentinel columnist A profound threat to Florida’s future — perhaps the most profound threat — looms ...