New satellite maps show polar ice caps melting at 'unprecedented rate'
German researchers have established the height of the Greenland and Antarctic ice caps with greater precision than ever before. The new maps they have produced show that the ice is melting at an...
View ArticleAntarctic coastal waters 'rising faster'
Melting ice is fuelling sea-level rise around the coast of Antarctica, a new report in Nature Geoscience finds. Near-shore waters went up by about 2mm per year more than the general trend for the Southern
View ArticleModelled glacier response to centennial temperature and precipitation trends...
The northern Antarctic Peninsula is currently undergoing rapid atmospheric warming. Increased glacier-surface melt during the twentieth century has contributed to ice-shelf collapse and the widespread
View ArticleRecord hot August adds to world's warm spell
Last month was the hottest August on record globally, adding to a run of months with exceptionally warm conditions. According to US space agency NASA, worldwide land and sea-surface temperatures were 0.7
View ArticleAntarctic sea ice set for record high as Arctic heads for sixth lowest extent
The extent of sea ice in Antarctica is set to reach a record high, scientists said on Tuesday, as they announced that Arctic sea ice appeared to have shrunk to its sixth lowest level ever. The NSIDC
View ArticleAntarctic sea ice at record high: NASA
NEW YORK: Sea ice around Antarctica has reached its highest level since measurement started in 1979, NASA said. The upward trend in the Antarctic, however, is only about a third of the magnitude of
View ArticlePenguin Personalities Help Them Cope with Climate Change
Penguin personalities may create for some diverse populations, but they also help these Antarctic birds cope with the effects of climate change, according to new research. According to the Audubon...
View ArticleAntarctic conference to vote on huge marine parks amid strained relations
Meeting of 25 nations, including Russia and Ukraine, in Hobart will consider proposals on the future of Antarctic research and marine protection. Tense international relations could sway the outcome of
View ArticleLarge-scale climate and local weather drive interannual variability in Adélie...
The fledging mass of penguin chicks can be an indicator of food availability and environmental conditions at a penguin colony. For the period 1989 to 2011, we analyzed predictor variables of environmental
View ArticleCentennial-scale changes in the global carbon cycle during the last deglaciation
Global climate and the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are correlated over recent glacial cycles. The combination of processes responsible for a rise in atmospheric CO2 at the last...
View ArticleMass changes of outlet glaciers along the Nordensjköld Coast, northern...
We analyzed volume change and mass balance of outlet glaciers of the northern Antarctic Peninsula over the period 2011 to 2013, using topographic data of high vertical accuracy and great spatial detail,
View ArticleSea Level Rise From Climate Change A ‘Larger Problem’ Than Thought, New Study...
Scientists overestimated the rate of sea level rise between 1901 and 1990, meaning Earth’s oceans have expanded more dramatically in the past 25 years and major coastal cities and island communities could
View ArticleRutgers study shows sea level rising faster than thought
Global sea-level has been rising about 2.5 times faster during the past 20 years than it has for the preceding eight decades of the 20th century, according to a newly published study in the journal...
View ArticlePicky Eaters May Go Hungry in Antarctica with Climate Change
It looks as if picky eaters may be going hungry if climate change continues. Scientists have found two species responding very differently to a changing world, and their main difference happens to lie
View ArticleGlobal sea ice coverage from satellite data: Annual cycle and 35-yr trends
Well-established satellite-derived Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extents are combined to create the global picture of sea ice extents and their changes over the 35-yr period 1979–2013. Results yield a...
View ArticleThe big melt: Antarctica’s retreating ice may re-shape Earth
From the ground on Cape Legoupil in the extreme northern part of Antarctica, spectacularly white and blinding ice seems to extend forever. What can’t be seen is the battle raging far below to reshape...
View ArticleMarine ice-sheet profiles and stability under Coulomb basal conditions
The behavior of marine-terminating ice sheets, such as the West Antarctic ice sheet, is of interest due to the possibility of rapid grounding-line retreat and consequent catastrophic loss of ice. Critical
View ArticleWarming seas undermining giant Antarctic glacier
A warming ocean is pouring through newly discovered rivers under the largest glacier in East Antarctica, confirming this sleeping giant of climate change is awakening. As the seawater seeps further
View ArticleAntarctic ice shelves are melting dramatically, study finds
The ice around the edge of Antarctica is melting faster than previously thought, potentially unlocking metres of sea-level rise in the long-term, researchers have warned. A team of US scientists looked
View ArticleAntarctica losing enough ice every year to fill the Three Gorges reservoir 19...
Icebergs breaking away from the Antarctic ice sheets every year contain enough water to fill the Three Gorges reservoir nineteen times, according to a study by Chinese scientists. Researchers with the
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