Research Reveals ‘Warm Water’ Flowing Toward One of Antarctica’s Biggest Ice Shelves Could Dramatically Raise Sea Levels ...

If that is the case, then a dramatic decline in sea ice could cause the shelf to melt. "If the warm water reaches underneath the ice shelf, it would melt the base of the ice shelf," study first ...

It survived earlier warm periods intact. Lately it seems to be thickening slightly—because of global warming. The warmer atmosphere holds more water ... is melting the floating ice sheet itself ...

Laboratory experiments ... ice's liquid water content, something that hadn't been done in these kinds of experiments since the 1970s. "These experiments involved deforming the ice at its melting ...

In several places around the continent, the ice extends over the ocean, where it forms large floating shelves. Observations suggest many of these ice shelves are thinning as they melt from below ...

Neal Iverson started with two lessons in ice ... water content, something that hadn't been done in these kinds of experiments since the 1970s. "These experiments involved deforming the ice at its ...

If that is the case, then a dramatic decline in sea ice could cause the shelf to melt. "If the warm water reaches underneath the ice shelf, it would melt the base of the ice shelf," study first author ...