Insights from The Ocean under Antarctic Ice Shelf
Direct Measurements from below the Antarctic Ice shelf have been published. In a warming climate understanding what is happening is important.
Antarctic
Record warming at the South Pole during the past three decades
New study published in Nature reveals an intimate linkage of interior Antarctic climate at South Pole to tropical variability.
Huge Antarctic glacier retreat does not bode well
Over the last 22 years researchers have observed that the East Antarctic Denman Glacier has retreated 5 kilometers, nearly 3 miles. Here is the trend that has been observed … Why does this cause concern? If fully thawed, the ice in Denman would cause sea levels worldwide to rise about 1.5 meters, almost 5 feet. … Read more
IMBIE update: Drastic Ice loss continues
The IMBIE review of satellite data acquired at both poles is unequivocal in its assessment of accelerating trends, – ice loss is accelerating
Heatwave changed Antarctica in just 9 days
We now have before and after Satallite images of what happened during the record breaking heatwave in Antarctica between 5-13 Feb
January 2020 was the warmest January on record
January 2020 is now officially the hottest January every recorded. What is shocking is that it is not even an el-nino year.