"The change of seasons causes surface melting far inland from the coastal ice front," glaciologist Christopher Shuman said.

Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf, highlighting its vulnerability. As ...

A widespread, record-breaking melting event occurred across the Antarctic throughout December, and now, photos captured by ...

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

Shelf ice has started forming along the south shore of Lake Michigan after temperatures dropped, encasing the coastline in a ...

Pine Island Glacier, one of the fastest-shrinking glaciers in Antarctica, hastened its slide into the sea between 2017 and ...

With frigid temperatures in the area, you may begin to see ice on lakeshores called shelf ice.And while the shelf ice can m ...

A pair of north suburban pets had to be rescued from an ice shelf over the weekend. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click ...

ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — With the cold weather currently blasting West Michigan comes ice on the lake. And while the ice ...

The continent’s ice shelves, large floating extensions of ice over the ocean, are of particular interest. Observations show that many of these ice shelves are thinning due to melting from below, with ...

“Anytime you weaken the ice shelf at all, you know that it’s going to result in an acceleration of the glaciers that feed into it, and that glacier acceleration means more sea level rise ...

Hidden holes in the shelf ice mounds can lead to a quick drop into the icy water with little to no chance of climbing out.