UC Irvine researchers link Antarctic ice loss to ‘storms' at the ocean's subsurface
Process is responsible for significant melting of Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers
November 18, 2025
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UC Irvine team track massive ice loss from Berry Glacier in West Antarctica
Satellite data enabled scientists to see the intrusion of warm water in subglacial cavities
November 10, 2025
An academic first in Antarctica
UC Irvine Ph.D. student defends dissertation at South Pole after 24-day research expedition
March 17, 2025
Two UC Irvine faculty members elected to National Academy of Engineering
Kyriacos Athanasiou and Eric Rignot recognized for outstanding research leadership
February 12, 2025
UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting' at Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier
Satellite radar data show kilometer-scale seawater intrusion, causing ice to rise and fall
May 20, 2024
Grounding zone discovery explains accelerated melting under Greenland's glaciers
UC Irvine researchers suggest we may be underestimating severity of sea level rise
March 13, 2024
NASA funds UC Irvine-led mission to record changes in Antarctica's ice sheet
Researchers will use data from upcoming and existing international satellite missions
October 26, 2023
Ice sheet surface melt is accelerating in Greenland and slowing in Antarctica
UC Irvine-led researchers identify contributions of downslope winds and ozone layer
October 16, 2023
UCI, NASA JPL researchers discover a cause of rapid ice melting in Greenland
Study suggests extent of future sea level rise could be vastly underestimated
May 08, 2023
UCI Podcast: Oceans Melting Greenland mission ends
UCI, NASA scientists studied the role of warming sea water on the island’s land ice
April 11, 2022