In the remote and hostile realm of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica, powerful winds known as low-level jets (LLJs) ...

71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 trillion tons of meltwater into the oceans, say scientists.

A little-known ocean current surrounds Antarctica, shielding it from warm water farther north. But our new research published ...

Have you ever wondered what Antarctica might look like without ... shape of the ice sheet and the thickness of the floating ice shelves that push out over the ocean at the continent’s margin ...

"Warm" water is flowing toward one of Antarctica's biggest ice shelves, which, if it melted, could dramatically raise sea levels. The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf (FRIS) extends over the Weddell Sea ...

Prof Heywood added: "These ice shelves are already floating on the ... This research is needed to understand the future of Antarctica's ice sheet, and we hope to be able to replace Ran and ...

Most of the world's ice shelves hug the coast of Antarctica. However, ice shelves can also form wherever ice flows from land into cold ocean waters, including some glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere.

Ice shelves form when a land-based ice sheet flows ... "the ability of man to advance" past 500 kilometers (311 miles) in Antarctica, the National Science Foundation Amundsen-Scott South Pole ...

the shape of the ice sheet and ice shelves that float around the fringes of the continent. —1st map of Antarctica's green space unveiled. Here's what it shows. "In general, it's become clear the ...

This melting comes despite Antarctica only being halfway through its melting season—which runs between November 1 and March 31. "The Amery is unique among Antarctic ice shelves given its long ...

Icebergs as large as cities, potentially tens of kilometres wide, once roved the coasts of the UK, according to scientists.

71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater into the oceans, say scientists.