YOKOHAMA--Japan’s first Arctic research vessel now under construction here will be capable of smashing through sea ice up to 1.2 meters thick to reach the northern polar region to study sea ...
for example if a year is unusual or if a series of years start to form a trend toward different fast ice conditions. "The data analysed shows how important it is to monitor the Antarctic regularly ...
Smaller calving events, not large icebergs, drive Antarctic ice sheet loss. Arecent study conducted by University of Florida geologists and geographers has shed new light on the effects of climate ...
There is indirect evidence that, during the last interglacial period, about 125,000 years ago, parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated. An ice core drilled from the ice sheet near the ...
A major ice shelf in Antarctica appears to have survived a period of hot temperatures more than 120,000 years ago, indicating that the West Antarctic ice sheet may not be vulnerable to complete ...
for example if a year is unusual or if a series of years start to form a trend toward different fast ice conditions. “The data analysed shows how important it is to monitor the Antarctic ...