Antarctica

Antarctic Researchers Report an Extraordinary Marine Heatwave That Could Threaten Antarctica’s Ice Shelves

The inexorable rise of ocean heat is now evident off the coast of West Antarctica, potentially disrupting critical parts of the global climate system and accelerating sea level rise.

By Bob Berwyn

Scientists Report a Dramatic Drop in the Extent of Antarctic Sea Ice

By Bob Berwyn

Where Thick Ice Sheets in Antarctica Meet the Ground, Small Changes Could Have Big Consequences

By Bob Berwyn

Shifts in El Niño May Be Driving Climates Extremes in Both Hemispheres

By Bob Berwyn

How Much Did Ancient Land-Clearing Fires in New Zealand Affect the Climate?

By Bob Berwyn

The Acceleration of an Antarctic Glacier Shows How Global Warming Can Rapidly Break Up Polar Ice and Raise Sea Level

By Bob Berwyn

Meeting the Paris Climate Goals is Critical to Preventing Disintegration of Antarctica’s Ice Shelves

By Bob Berwyn

Warming Trends: A Flag for Antarctica, Lonely Hearts ‘Hot for Climate Change Activists,’ and How to Check Your Environmental Handprint

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Giant Icebergs Are Headed for South Georgia Island. Scientists Are Scrambling to Catch Up

By Bob Berwyn

Antarctic Ocean Reveals New Signs of Rapid Melt of Ancient Ice, Clues About Future Sea Level Rise

By Bob Berwyn

Coronavirus Already Hindering Climate Science, But the Worst Disruptions Are Likely Yet to Come

By Bob Berwyn

Climate Science Discoveries of the Decade: New Risks Scientists Warned About in the 2010s

By Bob Berwyn

What’s Driving Antarctica's Meltdown?

By Bob Berwyn

Global Warming Is Shifting the Winds Off Antarctica, Driving Ice Melt

By Bob Berwyn

Permafrost Is Warming Around the Globe, Raising Climate Change Fears

By Bob Berwyn

What’s Causing Antarctica’s Ocean to Heat Up? New Study Points to 2 Human Sources

By Sabrina Shankman

Antarctica's Ice Loss Tripled in 5 Years, and It's Raising Sea Level Risks

By Bob Berwyn

'Extreme' Changes Underway in Some of Antarctica’s Biggest Glaciers

By Bob Berwyn

Are Antarctica's Ice Sheets Near a Climate Tipping Point?

By Bob Berwyn