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A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...
A fresh set of numbers is changing what scientists thought happens when a city‑sized slab of ice dissolves into the sea. The ...
The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...
A review of data showed that the Birch Glacier was a rarity in that it has been advancing while most glaciers have been ...
A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater near the surface could help explain some of the decrease in Antarctic sea ...
Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ...
Glaciers in Canada, the U.S., and the Alps have lost 12% of their volume since 2001, as heatwaves and soot drive melt rates ...
Climate change appears to be making some of Switzerland's vaunted glaciers look like Swiss cheese: full of holes.
In the summer of 2021, scientists studying glaciers in the Austrian Alps noticed two tiny horns sticking through the surface ...