West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Antarctic Tipping Point That Occurred 8,000 Years Ago ‘Could Happen Again’
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As European Union scientists confirmed that last month continued a worrying trend of historically high temperatures, U.K. researchers released a study Thursday ...
Scientists discover an alarming change in Antarctica’s past that could spell devastating future sea level rise
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Evidence from a 2,000-foot-long ice core reveals that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrank suddenly and dramatically around 8,000 years ago, according ...
Octopus DNA reveals collapse of Antarctic ice sheet is “close”
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Scientists investigating how Antarctica’s ice sheets retreated in the deep past have turned to an innovative approach: studying the genes of octopuses ...
Octopus DNA seems to confirm scientists’ theory about a long-standing geological mystery
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On the cusp of global climate talks, UN chief Guterres visits crucial Antarctica
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KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived Thursday at the bottom of the world on the cusp ...
Even with carbon emissions cuts, a key part of Antarctica is doomed to slow collapse, study says
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No matter how much the world cuts back on carbon emissions, a key and sizable chunk of Antarctica is essentially doomed to ...
Meltdown of West Antarctic Ice Sheet unavoidable, study says
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By Gloria Dickie The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to melt this century regardless of how much the world slashes planet-warming ...
Comprehensive study of West Antarctic Ice Sheet finds collapse may be unavoidable
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The most comprehensive effort yet to predict how global warming will affect the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has found there is little ...
