We found that from 2016 to 2021, there were significant increases in crevasse volume across fast-flowing sectors of the ...

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indicating that the West Antarctic ice sheet may not be vulnerable to complete collapse caused by climate change – a worst-case situation that could raise sea levels by metres. But large uncerta ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet is cracking open at an accelerating pace, with crevasses growing larger and deeper due to the effects of climate change. A new study using high-resolution 3D mapping has reveal ...

Crevasses are widening faster as meltwater drives fissures deeper into the ice and lubricates the base of glaciers, ...

Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf, highlighting its vulnerability. As ...

An international team of Earth and environmental scientists has found evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic ...

Melting ice sheets are often considered synonymous with climate change in the media, with evocative images of lone polar bears floating on ever-shrinking rafts of ice. While impacts such as sea ...

One of the best ways to assemble the puzzle pieces of Earth’s past is hiding deep beneath its white polar sheets: ice cores. These frozen time capsules preserve air bubbles from thousands of years ago ...