West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse may be unavoidable

... could lead to the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The authors use a regional ocean model to project ocean-driven ice-shelf melt in ...

The most comprehensive effort yet to predict how global warming will affect the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has found there is little humanity can ...

Oct 23 - The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to melt this century regardless of how much the world slashes planet-warming emissions, ...

And the analysis could mean scientists were too conservative in predicting about one to three feet of sea level rise by 2100. A study found that ...

Previous modeling finds this loss could be driven by warming of the Southern Ocean, particularly the Amundsen Sea region. Collectively the West ...

Rapid melting of West Antarctica's ice shelves may now be unavoidable ... collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet, the report found. “It ...

If all the glaciers in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet were to melt into the ocean, global sea level would increase by 5.3 meters. As a result, ...

Increased melting of West Antarctica's ice shelves is "unavoidable" in the coming decades, a new study has warned.

The melting of West Antarctica's ice shelves is likely to substantially accelerate in coming decades even if the world meets ambitions to ...

... may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works. Antarctica, Petermann Island, Icicles hang from melting iceberg near Lemaire Channel.

The increases in warming and melting are the result of ocean currents strengthening and driving more warm water from the deep ocean towards the ...

New research suggests the West Antarctic ice sheet will continue to melt this century regardless of how much the world cuts carbon emissions, ...

As ocean temperatures continue to rise because of human-caused climate change, rapid melting of West Antarctica's ice shelves now appears “ ...

Not only is this melting process "unavoidable," but its rate is also increasing. ... When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Significant melting of 'Doomsday Glacier' may be inevitable ... Future increases in ice-shelf melting in the West Antarctic could be "unavoidable ...

While it may appear too late to slow or stop the retreat of the WAIS in areas where the ocean cavities beneath ice shelves are already "warm," ...

The British Antarctic Survey says warming waters are melting West Antarctica's ice shelf, contributing to rising sea levels.

This “cliff collapse” could lead to the rapid retreat of the ice. The model shows that the warming of the Amundsen Sea will proceed at much the ...

The study, published online in Nature Climate Change on Monday, finds that West Antarctic ice shelves are slated for “widespread increases” in ...

The study shows how ocean dynamics along the coast of West Antarctica may influence the ice sheet.