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Antarctic sea ice began to change rapidly in 2015 and 2016. Since then it has remained well below the long-term average.
Learn about the new technique being used to study cracks that have formed on Antarctica's unstable Doomsday Glacier.
Even Australia isn’t safe. Much of our population lives along the coast, and many suburbs in cities like Sydney, Melbourne, and the Gold Coast sit just metres above sea level, making them vulnerable ...
Scientists aren’t too optimistic and have said there’s a 'grim outlook' if the glacier melts, plunging parts of the world ...
New research from the Chilean Patagonia has identified a link between glacial retreat and underground volcanic activity ...
Scientists call for better protection of Antarctica’s vulnerable seafloor ecosystem as ship traffic increases around the continent.
The latest study shows that severe sea-ice lows, such as those seen in recent years, cause three interrelated crises.
Scientific voyage to Antarctica reveals alarming consequences of summer sea ice loss on ecosystems and wildlife.
Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...
A fresh set of numbers is changing what scientists thought happens when a city‑sized slab of ice dissolves into the sea. The ...
East Antarctica is the largest ice sheet on Earth. Alone, it holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by a ...
On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice ...