Over the last few decades, Antarctic ice shelves have been disintegrating at a rapid rate, likely due to warming atmospheric and ocean temperatures, according to scientists. New research reveals that one type of threat to ice shelf stability might be more widespread that previously thought. A study recently published in EGU’s open access journal The Cryosphere identified several regions in Antarct ...[Read More]
Geosciences Column: Scientists pinpoint where seawater could be leaking into Antarctic ice shelves
Calving front of an ice shelf in West Antarctica, taken during the 2012 Antarctic campaign of NASA's Operation IceBridge. (Credit: NASA/GSFC/Jefferson Beck via flickr)