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Antarctica’s ice sheet passes a tipping point

Posted on 10 June 2014 by Peter Boyer

Nothing we can do will stop the West Antarctic ice sheet from collapsing over the next few centuries, causing big sea level rises. [10 June 2014 | Peter Boyer] The great white land to our south, which holds 90 per … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, Arctic, changes to climate, climate sensitivity, future climate, glaciology, ice, marine sciences, modelling, NASA-GISS, oceanography, palaeoclimatology, science | Tagged Amundsen Sea, Antarctic, Arctic, Australian Antarctic Division, changes to climate, climate sensitivity, Eric Rignold, future climate, glaciology, ice, marine sciences, modelling, NASA-GISS, oceanography, palaeoclimatology, science, Tas van Ommen, Thwaites Glacier, Totten Glacier | Comments Off

Where Antarctic ice meets the Southern Ocean

Posted on 17 January 2012 by Peter Boyer

Mawson’s scientific venture gets the credit it deserves as modern science seeks to understand what’s happening to the Antarctic ice sheet [17 January 2012 | Peter Boyer] A hundred years ago this summer, an expedition led by a South Australian … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, changes to climate, climate system, future climate, glaciology, ice, meteorology, oceanography, science, sea level, temperature | Tagged Amundsen Sea, Antarctic, Antarctica, Aurora Basin, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, Australia, Cape Denison, changes to climate, climate change, climate system, Douglas Mawson, Ernest Shackleton, future climate, glaciology, global warming, Gondwana, ice, John Church, John Hunter, Larsen B Ice Shelf, meteorology, Neil White, oceanography, Pine Island Glacier, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott, Roland Warner, science, sea level, Steve Rintoul, Tas van Ommen, Tasmania, temperature, Wilkes Basin | Comments Off

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