A study led by South African scientists reveals that during winter, the sea ice around Antarctica harbors a reservoir of ...

When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ...

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"Our results show that climate change made the retreat of the Pine Island Glacier substantially worse,” the lead author said.

For decades, Antarctica seemed to defy global warming. Since satellites began monitoring the poles in the late 1970s, the seasonal growth and retreat of Antarctic sea ice—frozen seawater that expands ...

Picture sea ice in your mind. You probably imagine brilliant white, snow-covered floes floating on the surface of the ocean, home to penguins in the south of the globe or polar bears in the north. But ...

New research finds that climate change has been responsible for around 4km – roughly a fifth – of the Pine Island glacier’s ...

A massive chunk of sea ice in West Antarctica has not refrozen following a winter heatwave in the region – a dramatic change that could further contribute to global sea level rise, experts told ABC ...

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The US has been criticised over its reluctance to refer to "climate change" at a major Antarctic meeting, with France describing it as a "dangerous precedent" that risks undermining science.