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Balakumar Arumugham

Scientists are warning that apparently stable glaciers in the Antarctic can “switch very rapidly” and lose large quantities of ice as a result of warmer seas.

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71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater into the oceans, say scientists.

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New measurements of how the boundary between onshore glaciers and floating ice shelves glides back and forth could help predict melting.

Researcher Duncan Quincey testing the water running from a glacier, with mountains in the background. The logo overlay reads "Water at Leeds"

This World Water Week, we explore the Faculty of Environment's key research into water.

A wide view of ice sheets in Antarctica. Image credit: jcrane on Pixabay

With world attention on recent wildfires and floods in North America, Europe and China, people should not overlook the devastating impact of climate change in Antarctica, scientists have warned.