Since the late 1990s, the baseline of Thwaites Glacier has retreated inland by 14 kilometers. Much of the ice sheet is below sea level, making it vulnerable to rapid, irreversible ice loss. Global sea levels could then rise by more than half a meter within centuries....
The two largest parts of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, the Zachariae Ice Stream and the Nioghalvfjerdsbrae have already been under observation for 10 years. In 2012, the glacier tongue that had previously slowed the flow of ice into the sea disintegrated. Since...
According to recent studies, the Antarctic ice sheet moves toward the ocean at different velocities depending on the season, as do Arctic and alpine land ice masses. Image: Copernicus/ESA Sentinel-1 satellite via University of Cambridge The Antarctic Ice Sheet, like...
Moulin bleu! (Photo: Poul Christoffersen / Cambridge University) It is no secret that the Greenland ice sheet has the potential to be a major contributor to global sea-level rise: if it melted entirely, the seas would rise by seven metres. This is because, unlike sea...
The rise in sea level caused by the melting of ice masses on land means that low-lying areas are flooded. This should also make the oldest Antarctic station Orcadas history. Much worse, millions of people will lose their homes. Picture: Michael Wenger Scientists have...
