For the second winter in a row, the extent of Antarctic sea ice has been exceptionally below average—and it has just set a ...

An area of missing Antarctic sea ice twice the size of Texas adds to concerns that the ice has seen a lasting “regime shift”, ...

Antarctica’s rapidly shrinking sea ice could have a significant impact on the food supply of seabirds that breed far from the ...

A Dartmouth-led study by more than 50 climate scientists worldwide provides the clearest projection that Antarctica's ice sheet will retreat rapidly after 2100 under current carbon emissions, with ...

The 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference was held in Pucón, Chile August 19-23, 2024. Fifteen-hundred ...

Studies have shown that about a third of the world's population lives below 100 vertical meters of sea level. While it's tough to determine whether we've hit a "point ... who specialises in Antarctic ...

The planet saw record-high surface temperatures, ocean heat content and greenhouse gas concentrations — and record-low Antarctic ... that Antarctic sea ice had hit record lows; and that the ...

As all this ice tumbles into the ocean, and assuming that nations’ emissions of heat-trapping gases climb to extremely high levels, Antarctica could contribute more than a foot to worldwide sea ...

Antarctic sea ... record lows in 2024. In February this year, the ice covered just 768,000 square miles, which is 30 per cent less than the average from 1981 to 2010. This was the second-lowest ...

Finally, Antarctic sea ice reached an all-time record low in 2023. 'Heat from the tropical Pacific courtesy of a strong El Niño event imparted warmth to the planet’s atmosphere ensuring that ...

Antarctica is changing, faster than expected. Extreme weather events in the ice-covered continent ... meters of sea level. While it's tough to determine whether we've hit a "point of no return ...