Antarctica as a whole is losing 130 billion tons of ice each year. This is the weight equivalent of 356,000 Empire State Buildings. This dramatic melting could cause serious issues for coastal ...

It picks up the intricate interactions between ice melting and ocean circulation. In this future projection, cold, fresh melt water from Antarctica migrates north, filling the deep ocean as it goes.

Now, new geological data show that sea levels rose about 125 feet (38 meters) between 11,000 and 3,000 years ago, according ...

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 ...

The researchers examined two sediment cores from the Scotia Sea between Antarctica and South ... until 9,000 years ago. The melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet wasn't thought to have started ...

Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising ...

A first-of-its-kind study suggests the ongoing melting of Antarctica’s vast ice sheet could have direct implications for sea and air temperatures around New Zealand in the future. The new ...

Have you ever wondered what Antarctica might look like without ... Scientists said the map revealed that the ice sheet is at greater risk of melting due to the incursion of warm ocean water ...

That provides crucial information about the effect of melting icebergs ... snow fell on Antarctica in the late Eocene to facilitate the required growth of ice caps and icebergs, 3 million years ...

Ice sheets in Greenland, Antarctica melting faster than previously thought ... communities as climate change melts the polar ice caps and sea levels rise.

Major global cities, including London, New York and Shanghai would be under threat Scientists believe that global sea levels could rise far more than predicted, due to accelerating melting in ...