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Antarctica's melting ice sheets may trigger massive volcanic activity
When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s ...
Antarctica's hidden threat: Meltwater under the ice sheet amplifies sea-level rise
One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...
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Melting Antarctic ice could weaken world’s strongest ocean current, study warns
The strongest ocean current on Earth circles Antarctica. It’s the primary way water moves between the Atlantic, Pacific and ...
Enhanced westerly winds lead to increased ocean heat transport to the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, study finds
A research group led by Associate Professor Kohei Mizobata, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, including ...
Scientists reveal a hidden world beneath Antarctica's ice where rivers flow uphill
Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers ...
From Antarctica to Connecticut: the climate connection
Stormtracker Meteorologist Steve Glazier recently talked with NBC climate reporter Chase Cain to learn firsthand about how we ...
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Antarctica’s hidden threat: meltwater under the ice sheet amplifies sea-level rise
Dr Zhao is affiliated with Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP ... Subglacial water forms when the base of the ice sheet melts. This occurs either due to friction from the movement ...