Newsletter Antarctica: Mighty Thwaites Glacier threatens to melt Global warming is threatening ice shelves linked to the Thwaites Glacier. If they fracture and break, much of the glacier could melt into the sea, causing a dramatic sea level rise.
Impacts An enormous iceberg is headed for South Georgia Island—again If they collide, it could cause big problems for breeding penguins and seals by cutting off their access to the open sea.
Impacts theconversation.com Antarctic ice shelves: Research reveals a missing piece of the climate puzzle How sea water circulation underneath Antarctic ice shelves is a vital missing link in climate change projections.
Newsletter The Antarctic Peninsula’s new heat record could soon be broken Experts expect to see more extreme warming events in the future, raising alarm bells about the future of the world's largest frozen landmass.
Impacts Chinstrap penguin numbers may have fallen by more than half on Antarctic island Warming temperatures are likely the cause of the decline, according to a preliminary survey of the charismatic birds.
