While warming temperatures are driving a widespread loss of ice shelves, major calving events have not increased in frequency ...

Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...

Arecent study conducted by University of Florida geologists and geographers has shed new light on the effects of climate change on Antarctic ice shelves. It found that while there has been broad ice ...

The gushing spout of warm water could rapidly melt the Antarctic ice shelf and lead to rising sea levels sooner than we think.

Surface melting for the Antarctic ice sheet appears to have set a record for the 46-year satellite observation period on January 2, 2025. All areas of the Antarctic coast that generally see ...

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively ... which is the fastest-growing contribution to sea level rise." Editor's Note: This story was updated on Wednesday ...

The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica ... "We are already observing rapid ice loss in West Antarctica, which is the fastest-growing contribution to sea level rise." ...

But only recently have simulations of the ice-ocean boundary layer become feasible, as computing resources grow and the ... part of the Dotson ice shelf in west Antarctica, an autonomous robot ...