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Octopus `hints at West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse`

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet -- one of the world`s major ice sheets, could collapse if global warmin...

New weak point of Antarctic ice sheet found

An inflow of warmer water beneath the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf will melt the ice from below.

Antarctic ice melting from warm water below: Study

Antarctica`s massive ice shelves are shrinking because they are being eaten away from below by warm ...

Sea-level rise may be lower than earlier estimates

A new study has lowered past estimates of sea-level rise, but warns that it’s still a drastic change...

Race is on to find life under Antarctic ice sheet

The race is on to discover life in the most remote and extreme environment known on Earth.

Scientists melt mystery over icecaps, sea levels

Sea levels have already risen on average about 18 centimeters since 1900.

Arctic ice level drops to new historic minimum

Arctic sea ice reached its lowest point this week since the start of satellite observations in 1972.

First complete map of Antarctic ice flow

Scientists with funding from NASA have created the first complete map of the speed and direction of ...

Arctic ice melt likely to stabilise

Arctic sea ice, which seems fated to melt in response to warming climate, might stabilise or even ex...

Arctic ice melting: Russian meteorologists

Arctic is getting warmer at a fast pace with Russian Arctic sector`s ice areas reducing to "historic...

Arctic ice cap near 2007 record minimum: Russia

The polar ice cap in the Arctic has melted to near its 2007 record minimum level and in some areas i...

Antarctic icebergs play key role in climate change

Research indicates that ordinary icebergs are likely to be more prevalent in Southern Ocean.

Bottoms up Antarctic ice growth discovered

The base of a massive ice plateau on East Antarctic ice sheet is about 24 percent refrozen water.

100-year-old Scotch pulled from frozen crate

A crate of Scotch whisky that was trapped in Antarctic ice for a century was finally opened.

Russian fires may melt Arctic ice

Russian soot may stoke global warming by hastening a thaw of Arctic ice, environmental experts say.

New Zealand museum thaws 100-year-old Scotch

The crate of whisky was recovered earlier this year - along with four other crates.

Arctic ice cover at record low: Study

Arctic sea ice is at record low in the recent geologic history, a major global study has claimed.

Antarctic Ice Shelf collapse possibly triggered by ocean waves

Scientists discover that ocean waves originating along Pacific coasts of N & S America impact Antarc...

Economic impact of Arctic melt could amount to $2.4 tn by 2050

In a new report, scientists have determined that the economic impact of losing the Arctic’s climate-...

First Indian woman to ski to South Pole

Reena Kaushal on Thursday became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole.

Arctic could face seasonally ice-free conditions: Study

US Geological Survey has warned that the Arctic could face seasonally ice-free conditions and much w...

Ship with 100 tourists stuck in Antarctic ice

A Russian icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on a cruise around Antar...

Ship with 100 tourists stuck in Antarctic ice

A Russian icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on a cruise around Antar...

Multiyear Arctic ice is effectively gone: Expert

The multiyear ice covering the Arctic Ocean has effectively vanished, a startling development that w...

Vast expanses of Arctic ice melt in summer heat

The Arctic Ocean has given up tens of thousands more square miles of ice on Sunday in a relentless s...

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