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Buried under 2 kilometers of Antarctic ice, scientists find a 34-million-year-old lost world
Beneath the thick ice of East Antarctica lies a hidden world—untouched for over 34 million years. This frozen expanse, more ...
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May sea ice…always grace our planet’s poles
Arctic sea ice extent in May declined at a slightly faster pace compared to average. In Antarctica, the Bellingshausen Sea ...
Scientists say next few years vital to securing the future of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be triggered by very little ocean warming above present-day, leading to a ...
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Arctic Warming Disrupts Ocean Currents, Could Trigger Major Floods in the US
The Arctic is now warming faster than most other regions in the world, potentially disrupting the key current that ...
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Pumping Water Onto Sea Ice Could Halt its Loss in the Arctic—Nonprofit Proves ‘Naive’ Idea Plausible
The craziness of the whole endeavor is only matched by the urgency with which they believe something must be done to address ...
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Scientists warn that polar warming might alter ocean currents and cause massive flooding in the U.S.
Arctic ocean is warming at record pace, threatening collapse of AMOC and heightening risk of severe coastal flooding in ...
How Greenland's glacial troughs influence ocean circulation
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) serves as the Atlantic Ocean's conveyor belt, transporting warm water ...
New AI tool aids caribou conservation in a changing Arctic
Artificial intelligence sea ice forecasting systems could help predict and protect the migration routes of endangered caribou ...
Paris Agreement target won’t protect polar ice sheets, scientists warn
The research by an international team of sea level and polar ice experts suggests that limiting warming to 2.7° Fahrenheit (1 ...
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The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it's been flooding parts of the US for 20 years
In a new study, researchers found that a considerable portion of the increase in flood risk was linked to the deceleration of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC ... meltwater from ...
Arctic ice is vanishing – our bold experiment is trying to protect it
The initial results and observations from preliminary field experiments are inconclusive but encouraging. For example, the ice formed by pumping sea water onto sea ice appears to become less salty ...
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How Do Glaciers, Ice Sheets, Sea Ice, and Icebergs Differ?
In 2021, news broke that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)—an ... Bears Struggle as Sea Ice Declines." NASA Earth Observatory. "Quick Facts on Arctic Sea Ice." ...