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‘Zombie ice’ from Greenland will raise sea level by 10in, study suggests

Zombie ice from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise the global sea level by at least 10in (27 centimetres) on its own, according to a study. Zombie or doomed ice is ice that is still attached to thicker areas of ice, but is no ...

29 Aug 2022 at 19:09

Seafloor images shed new light on Thwaites Glacier retreat

Scientists have mapped a critical area of seafloor in front of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica in high-resolution for the first time, giving them a window into how fast it has retreated and moved in the past. The glacier has been an ...

05 Sept 2022 at 17:00

Greenland ice sheet at its warmest level in past 1,000 years – study

The Greenland ice sheet was warmer in the first decade of this century compared to all other periods in the past 1,000 years, study suggests. Researchers have also calculated that between 2001 and 2011, central-north Greenland was on ...

18 Jan 2023 at 16:00

Much of Thwaites Glacier could be lost by 23rd century, experts say

A vast area of the Antarctic Ice Sheet – Thwaites Glacier – continues to retreat and much of it could be lost by the 23rd century, experts say. The glacier spans an area equal to the island of Great Britain or the US state of ...

20 Sept 2024 at 00:05

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