Topic
sea level rise
West Antarctic sea ice fails to refreeze after winter heatwave
Satellite data reveals a massive loss of sea ice in the Bellingshausen Sea, indicating a new, much reduced state for the region's winter freeze.
Human activity has driven retreat of Antarctica's fastest melting glacier
New research directly attributes the intensified retreat of the Pine Island Glacier to human activities. Separate findings indicate the glacier passed an irreversible tipping point between the 1940s and 1970s.