Scientists monitoring ‘doomsday’ glacier in Antarctic warn climate change happening faster than ever before

Collapse of the Thwaites glacier and its accompanying ice sheet could lead to more than three metres of sea level rise. The British Antarctic Survey is hoping to find out how fast it might collapse Antarctica is changing at “a pace that…

Antarctic ice shelves experienced only minor changes in surface melt since 1980, study finds

Antarctic ice shelves have experienced only minor changes in surface melt rates over the past four decades, unlike the rapid increase in surface melt experienced by Greenland's glaciers during the same time period, according to new research.…

Fractured foundations: how Antarctica’s ‘landfast’ ice is dwindling and why that’s bad news

There’s more to Antarctic ice than meets the eye. Sea ice is not a uniform crust overlying the salty Southern Ocean. Our new research is the first to review the many crucial roles of “landfast” sea ice around Antarctica. Landfast ice…

Climat : l’Arctique pourrait être privé de glace de mer en été dès 2030

L’Arctique pourrait être privé de glace de mer en été dès les années 2030, soit bien plus tôt qu’estimé, même dans un scénario de faibles émissions de gaz à effet de serre, affirment des chercheurs dans un article…

Hands off Antarctic, demand protesters

Hands off Antarctic, demand protesters Door to the global fridge should be locked, say activists Suited executives with money bulging from their pockets poured oil over an iceberg in Kalk Bay on Monday while holding signs stating “profit…

Active layer and permafrost thermal regimes in the ice-free areas of Antarctica

Abstrac Ice-free areas occupy <0.5% of Antarctica and are unevenly distributed across the continent. Terrestrial ecosystem dynamics in ice free areas are strongly influenced by permafrost and the associated active layer. These…

Rocks beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet reveal surprising past

by British Antarctic Survey The rock cores were taken back to the lab from Thwaites for analysis. Credit: Keir Nichols (Imperial College London) The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is shrinking, with many glaciers across the region…

Protection de la faune, aires marines, réchauffement climatique… la protection de l’Antarctique au centre des discussions à Helsinki

Le " traité sur l’Antarctique " est en discussion pour le moment en Finlande. Emil Dediu, responsable des fonds caritatifs dans le projet Héritage des océans de Pew & Bertarelli était invité dans Matin Première ce jeudi. Cette…

Frozen memories: rare Antarctic expedition images – in pictures

Frozen memories: rare Antarctic expedition images – in pictures The National Archives of Australia has restored and made public hundreds of rare and fragile images, digitised from glass plate negatives and lantern slides, of early…

Protection de la faune, aires marines, réchauffement climatique… la protection de l’Antarctique au centre des discussions à Helsinki

Le " traité sur l’Antarctique " est en discussion pour le moment en Finlande. Emil Dediu, responsable des fonds caritatifs dans le projet Héritage des océans de Pew & Bertarelli était invité dans Matin Première ce jeudi. Cette…