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Antarctica's sea ice is decreasing, but that seems to also be increasing snowfall over the continent!
Antarctica's ice sheet, like Greenland, comprises a massive reservoir of freshwater. The primary so…
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Wind is thawing Greenland, but also helping Antarctica retain its ice sheets somehow
Even if you leave the various glacier-laced mountains out of the equation, the ice sheets in Greenl…
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Researchers discovered a hidden Antarctic landscape under a layer of ice over a mile thick that shows how different the continent looked millions of years ago
There are ancient hills and valleys preserved under a thick layer of ice in Antarctica. The frozen …
Jenny McGrath
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Antarctic ice may melt 20 years sooner than estimated — global sea levels likely to rise by an additional three inches by 2100
The fact that the polar ice sheets are melting as the planet gets warmers is no secret. However, sc…
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The sea-level rise from Antarctica's melting ice sheet could be 30% higher than estimated due to an effect scientists previously thought was 'inconsequential,' new study says
The "water expulsion mechanism" means global sea-level rise over the next 1,000 years could be 3.3 …
Marianne Guenot
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Sea levels rose by one centimetre in past two years; last eight years might be the hottest ever: WMO
In fact, the pace of sea-level rising has doubled since 1993, which could have potential calamitous…
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Octopus DNA gives scientists a glimpse into Antarctica's ancient past, and a possible highly unstable future
By studying the DNA of separate octopus populations, they stumbled upon a remarkable truth: around …
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Melting poles: Unprecedented levels of sea ice loss threatens global climate balance
Sea ice plays a crucial role in maintaining Earth's temperature by reflecting a significant amount …
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Map shows the ice sheets and glaciers melting that scientists most fear will be the source of catastrophic rising sea levels
Sea levels are rising steadily each year due to global warming, but these glaciers and ice sheets m…
Marianne Guenot,Annie Fu
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Why the melting of the Arctic ice matters to India
The Arctic has experienced two to four times faster temperature increases than the rest of the worl…
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About 3 trillion tonnes of Antarctic ice has melted over the past 25 years
Antarctica is shedding ice at an alarming rate. Using the data recorded by satellites, researchers …
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Key ice shelf on Antarctica's doomsday glacier will probably shatter like a car windshield within 5 years, scientists say
Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier — a key source of sea-level rise — will melt much faster after losing…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA To Reveal Fate Of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Today
The West and East Antarctic ice sheets are separated by the Transantarctic Mountains. The West Anta…
Leslie Baehr
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In a lost lake 3,500 feet under the Antarctic Ice, scientists just found the carcasses of tiny creatures
The SALSA team used a corer - which is essentially a tube that gets screwed into the ice - from the…
Aylin Woodward
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The amount of warming that world leaders collectively agreed to avoid? It's inevitable in the next 20 years, a new report suggests.
In the Paris agreement, 195 countries agreed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. A new …
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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Greenland's ice sheet is melting 7 times faster than it was in the early 90s, a study shows. It has lost more than 4.2 trillion tons of ice.
This summer, extreme melting followed the hottest month ever recorded (July), as an intense heat wa…
Aylin Woodward
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The Collapse Of The West Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Now Unstoppable - Here's What That Will Do To The World
8) These numbers also do not take into account sea level rise from non-ice sources like ocean therm…
Leslie Baehr
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An iceberg about 70 times the size of Manhattan broke off from Antarctica, creating the world's largest iceberg
The iceberg is over 1,600 square miles, the European Space Agency said on Wednesday. Scientists sai…
Marianne Guenot
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In a hidden lake far below the Antarctic ice, scientists found the bodies of tiny creatures. Photos reveal how they accomplished the deep dive.
The team succeeded in reaching the lake, and extracted a 5.5-foot-long ice core (the longest ever f…
Aylin Woodward
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Antarctica's cracking ice sheet is part of a process that could reshape the world
Researchers generally agree, however, that the Antarctic will also lose significant amounts of ice …