In the last 22 years, one giant glacier in Antarctica has retreated almost three miles. If it fully thaws, sea levels would rise almost 5 feet.

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  • 'Unprecedented,' 'Gobsmacked', 'Unbelievable': Changes in Antarctica's sea ice could have dramatic impacts, says climate scientist Edward Doddridge
    In 1898, the crew of the first scientific expedition to Antarctica became trapped inside sea ice around the southernmost continent. Much of that once thick ice is dwindling, says polar researcher ...
    04/22/2024 - 5:30 am | View Link
  • 'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?
    Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.
    04/22/2024 - 5:30 am | View Link
  • Geoengineering the Doomsday Glacier: $50B Underwater Curtain Proposal
    Scientists and geoengineers are contemplating a bold, $50 billion intervention to arrest the catastrophic melting of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, commonly known as the “Doomsday ...
    04/15/2024 - 5:54 pm | View Link
  • The limits of ice: What a 19th-century expedition trapped in sea ice for a year tells us about Antarctica's future
    In 1897, the former whaling ship RV Belgica left Antwerp in Belgium and set sail due south. It was the first voyage of what would become known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration. It did not go ...
    04/10/2024 - 5:32 am | View Link
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