Drilling 500 meters through the ice sheet to the Antarctic mainland beneath, they encountered water and sedimentary rock. For the hot water drilling, they used a high-pressure nozzle and water at ...

The ice shelves buttress glaciers within the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Those glaciers would likely see “irreversible retreat” — collapsing the ice sheet, the study says. More from NBC News ...

According to Bradley, Thwaites Glacier, the so-called “Doomsday” glacier which guards the rim of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, could be retreating more quickly due to this tidal pumping than ...

The Antarctic ice sheet has experienced periods of sudden melting, according to a new climate record from over 20 million years ago. This research demonstrates how sensitive the planet’s early ...

A Warning. Understanding how and why the Antarctic ice sheet changed in this fashion offers lessons for the future.. The first lesson is more of a warning. The period of ice loss from 10,000 to 5,000 ...

It’s also vitally important because of the role it plays in global sea levels. As the ice sheet loses mass, sea levels rise — a phenomenon humanity is interested in preventing. However, findings show ...

Drilling 500 meters through the ice sheet to the Antarctic mainland beneath, they encountered water and sedimentary rock. For the hot water drilling, they used a high-pressure nozzle and water at ...

The tipping point identified by Bradley and his colleagues focuses on one of the most tender areas of the Antarctic ice sheet: the grounding line. Here, the ice flows off the land and begins to ...

Drilling 500 metres through the ice sheet to the Antarctic mainland beneath, they encountered water and sedimentary rock. For the hot water drilling, they used a high-pressure nozzle and water at ...

The changes in the ice cover at the Earth’s South Pole remain a key issue in global climate research. Polar researcher Horgan will return to the Antarctic in the southern summer of 2025/2026. During ...