Warm ocean drives most Antarctic ice shelf loss, UC Irvine and others show
Warm ocean drives most Antarctic ice shelf loss, UC Irvine and others show. Findings are a game changer for future forecasts about thawing continent
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Ice sheet surface melt is accelerating in Greenland and slowing in Antarctica
UC Irvine-led researchers identify contributions of downslope winds and ozone layer
UC Irvine-led study links ice sheet retreat with autumnal monsoons in central Vietnam
Stalagmites used to characterize precipitation over tens of thousands of years
UCI, NASA JPL scientists uncover additional threat to Antarctica’s floating ice shelves
Thinning of rift-healing slush is identified as a major cause of iceberg calving events
UCI-led team releases high-precision map of Antarctic ice sheet bed topography
New findings will help scientists predict climate change impact on frozen continent
Ice loss in Antarctica is increasingly contributing to global sea level rise
UCI scientists are part of international team conducting 25-year assessment
UCI researchers map oceanic troughs below ice sheets in West Antarctica
Channels give warm ocean water access to their undersides, speeding glacier retreat
Plankton have divergent responses to iron shortage; some face tough choices in open ocean, study finds
Coastal Synechococci from the New England shelf thrive in high- and low-iron waters by using different sets of proteins for iron uptake and storage, but a Synechococcus strain from the open Atlantic Ocean does not have this protein-based response and must make tough choices.
Grounding zone discovery explains accelerated melting under Greenland’s glaciers
UC Irvine researchers suggest we may be underestimating severity of sea level rise
East Antarctica’s Denman Glacier has retreated almost 3 miles over last 22 years
UCI, NASA scientists assess ice sheet with potential to raise global sea levels nearly 5 feet