When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ...

A team of researchers including oceanographer Lia Siegelman of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography co-authored ...

Fast-moving ocean motions under the Antarctic ice act like storms and melt ice quickly. These forces could speed up sea-level ...

We also show how sea-level rise from Antarctica varies around the world. In that moderate emissions scenario, we found the ...

Researchers found Antarctic melt only delays - never prevents - the AMOC’s long decline, with major impacts on weather, seas, ...

Recent satellite images from NASA’s Earth Observatory reveal a concerning trend: Antarctic sea ice has reached its ...

This summer, the U.S. and much of the world have been pummeled by floods, fires and heat waves. Knowing what climate risks come next depends, to a large extent, on what happens in the most desolate ...

This is not good news for the future of our planet.

Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In ...

Hidden beneath the thick, frozen skin of East Antarctica lies a surprising discovery—ancient river-carved landscapes that may hold the key to understanding how the vast ice sheet will behave as the ...