However, the study authors only had data from 2017 to 2021. Both Steiger and Naughten ... but other regions of Antarctica will melt away long before this one does," Naughten said.

Antarctica is melting, and crucial details are beginning to come into focus of exactly how it's happening. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The ocean melts ice shelves from below – a process known as “basal melting ... calm eastern part of the Dotson ice shelf in west Antarctica, an autonomous robot observed basal terraces.

Melting ice in Antarctica could trigger volcanic eruptions beneath the continent’s vast ice sheet, creating a slow but dangerous feedback loop, scientists warn. A new study suggests the melting ...

While Amery Ice Shelf does have many melt lakes and streams ... Spergel, J. (2021). Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters, 48) With ...

Increased basal melting has led to the thinning and retreat of the ice sheet in some regions, raising global sea levels . Ice shelves in Antarctica ice shelves act as keystones, stabilising the ...