They found that the Sun heats ocean surface water which then flows into a cavity under the shelf causing melt rates to rise - particularly during the summer months. "The stability of ice shelves ...

A big chunk of ice has broken away from the ... This lends a degree of stability. But, he added, the shelf continues to thin, albeit mostly further back along the trunk. "This will likely lead ...

Stability and shelf life testers are specialized instruments or equipment designed to assess how long a product can maintain its intended quality, safety, and functionality under specific storage or ...

Following the calving of the A-81 iceberg at the end of January 2023, the Brunt Ice Shelf is moving faster ... has now provided the first systematic stability inspection ...

phytoplankton may stunt their own proliferation when they slow ice shelf melting. As Antarctic waters lose their sea ice cover, larger areas of the sea surface will be exposed to sunlight.

An Antarctic ice shelf larger than New York City — in an area previously thought to be stable — has collapsed. The shelf is relatively small, at 460 square miles, but its unexpected ...

In November, Halley Research Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf re-opens. The station continues to operate as a summer-only facility until the stability of the ice shelf can be assured. An engineering ...

The biggest ice shelf in Antarctica is slipping — a first-of-its-kind discovery related to our warming world. A study ...

"The thing to remember is that once an ice shelf loses contact with a pinning ... this beautiful study has assessed the stability of the support of Antarctica and how and where it is weakening ...

The rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf shortly before calving of giant iceberg. Photo: Rosey Grant @ BAS A new study by scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has used computer modeling to ...

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