Writing in Science, the researchers said that the demise of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) would result in a sea level rise of 3.3m. Previous estimates had forecast a rise in the region of ...

Doomsday Glacier collapse would submerge large areas of planet earth The Antarctic Ice Sheet is retreating at a faster rate ...

The data indicates that the Thwaites Glacier and much of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be lost entirely by the 23rd century. Worryingly, if it collapses entirely, the experts say global sea ...

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is considered highly vulnerable to rising temperatures, especially Thwaites Glacier However, the IPCC also noted that higher rises were possible due to "ice-sheet ...

Antarctica’s melting ice sheets may retreat faster as warm seawater ... understood,” says Alexander Bradley at the British Antarctic Survey. Read more Something strange is happening in the ...

Some of the team's numerical experiments projected a near-total collapse of the Antarctic ice sheet by 2300. "When you talk to policymakers and stakeholders about sea-level rise, they mostly focus ...

A vast area of the Antarctic Ice Sheet – Thwaites Glacier – continues ... The researchers also say that the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf (TEIS), currently covering about half of the 120km ...

The latest findings suggest Thwaites Glacier and much of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be lost by the ... The researchers also say that the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf (TEIS), currently ...

A vast area of the Antarctic Ice Sheet – Thwaites Glacier – continues to retreat and much of it could ... The researchers also say that the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf (TEIS), currently covering about ...

Studies also show the Antarctic ice sheet to be increasingly at risk, particularly Western Antarctica. See All Key Ideas For sea ice scientists, September is the time for polar highs and lows.