The-14Feb 25
Rain is coming to Antarctica – here’s how it will change the frozen continent
#Antarctica #AntarcticPeninsula #ClimateChange #Glaciers #IceSheets #SeaIce #IceShelves #LarsenIceShelf #Penguins #Penguins #ExtremeWeather #PolarResearch #Environment
https://the-14.com/rain-is-coming-to-antarctica-heres-how-it-will-change-the-frozen-continent/
Rain is coming to Antarctica – here’s how it will change the frozen continent | The-14

Rainfall is increasing in Antarctica as temperatures rise, threatening glaciers, sea ice, penguins and historic sites across the vulnerable Peninsula.

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The-14Feb 3
Beneath Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, a hidden ocean is revealing its secrets
#Antarctica #ClimateChange #Environment #Science #IceShelves #SeaLevelRise #Oceans #ClimateResearch #GlobalWarming #PolarScience #EarthSystems #Ecology #Weather #MarineScience
https://the-14.com/beneath-antarcticas-largest-ice-shelf-a-hidden-ocean-is-revealing-its-secrets/
Beneath Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, a hidden ocean is revealing its secrets | The-14

Scientists uncover a hidden ocean beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf, revealing how subtle warming, currents and layering affect ice melt and sea levels rises.

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Show threadIvi ChocDec 1

#melting #iceshelves #underseastorms #Antarctic

Original article (paywalled, log in to your local university library to read)

Poinelli et al. Nat. Geosci. (2025)

Ocean submesoscales as drivers of submarine melting within Antarctic ice cavities.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01831-z

💧🌏 Greg CocksFeb 21, 2025
Warm Seawater Encroaches On Major Antarctic Ice Shelf, Raising Sea Level Concerns
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https://phys.org/news/2025-01-seawater-encroaches-major-antarctic-ice.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JC020700 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #climatechange #Antarctic #Antarctica #icesheet #warmwater #oceancurrents #ocean #marine #iceshelves #WeddellSea #FilchnerRonneIceShelf #basal #melt #melting #rates #model #modeling #continentalshelf #spatiotemporal #observation #icecover #freshwater #global #sealevel #climatemodels #water #temperature #velocity #seawater #FilchnerTrough #spatialanalysis #oceandynamics
Warm seawater encroaches on major Antarctic ice shelf, raising sea level concerns

The vast Antarctic Ice Sheet holds more than half of Earth's freshwater. In several places around the continent, the ice extends over the ocean, where it forms large floating shelves. Observations suggest many of these ice shelves are thinning as they melt from below, with implications for ocean dynamics, global sea level, and Earth's climate.

Phys.org
Oceans CraigJan 29, 2025
We made it to the Ross Ice Shelf edge this afternoon. I gave a quick science talk on ice shelves on board when we were an hour away and at the end got to say - "ok go outside an look at a real one - in fact the biggest one". People were suitably blown away - a 40 m high wall of ice that disappeared into the horizon in both directions. #Oceanography #Antarctica #IceShelves #TAN2502
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jan 18, 2025
'Warm water' from #deepsea flowing towards one of #Antarctica's largest #iceshelves
Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne #IceShelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf.
The melting of a massive ice shelf like FRIS would ultimately lead to huge #sealevelrise. However, researchers still have a lot to learn about this region, and it's unclear whether the increased flow of warm water is linked to #climatechange.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/warm-water-from-deep-sea-flowing-towards-one-of-antarcticas-largest-ice-shelves
'Warm water' from deep sea flowing towards one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf. Is climate change to blame?

Live Science
Show threadGlacierwatchNov 17, 2024

🇦🇶 Ice shelves like Larsen B in Antarctica have already collapsed in dramatic fashion. Events like these are stark warnings of how interconnected our climate systems are.

✊ Protecting ice shelves starts with reducing global carbon emissions and advocating for bold climate action. Every fraction of a degree counts when it comes to stabilizing these icy giants!

📸 Photo by Andrew Shiva / Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 4.0

#Glacierwatch #Explainer #IceShelves #ClimateAction #Antarctica #SeaLevelRise

Ruth MottramSep 12, 2024
One of the coolest field missions in @OceanIceEU is Gothenburg University's UAV Huginn, that swims under #Antarctica's #IceShelves
Devastatingly, Huginn did not return from it's last mission...
Show threadRuth MottramSep 6, 2024
Staying in #Antarctica + #IceShelves Stina Wahlgren of Gothenburg University showed some cool results from the Huginn AUV, which mapped the underside of Dotson ice shelf, revealing interesting scoops and swirls in the structure, interesting for @OceanIceEU models to consider
5/9
Show threadNonilexAug 9, 2024

@martinvermeer

“It’s one more thing that we need to monitor,” Gavin Schmidt said. “We need to get a better understanding of what’s happening under #IceShelves. Currently, there are no global #climate models that include these effects, or that can predict these effects. And that should be fixed.”

[1 reason this can’t be overlooked/discounted, is that right-wing #FossilFuel advocates #ClimateChange deniers keep pointing to “ice cubes in water” to reject #ClimateSolutions]