Growing Surface Meltwater in East Antarctica Signals New Risks for Global Sea Levels

Scientists Just Turned Dusty Navy Photos Into a Climate Time Bomb

A long-lost photo snapped from a Navy plane in 1966 has become the unlikely key to understanding how Antarctica’s ice shelves collapse—and what it means for rising seas around the world. Scientists at the University of Copenhagen combined these forgotten aerial images with modern satellite data to track the slow but relentless disintegration of the [...]

Growing surface meltwater in East Antarctica signals new risks for global sea levels

Research involving the University of Liverpool has discovered a trend of increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica. In an ambitious new study, they produced the first Antarctic-wide, high-resolution monthly dataset of surface meltwater using satellite images.

Continent-wide mapping shows increasing sensitivity of East Antarctica to meltwater ponding

Surface meltwater is predicted to become increasingly important for Antarctic mass loss as atmospheric temperatures rise, due to its potential to influence ice dynamic, hydrofracture and radiative processes. However, our understanding of Antarctic surface meltwater is limited, with previous studies restricted in spatial or temporal scope. Here, using cloud computing, we produce an Antarctic-wide, monthly dataset of surface meltwater for 2006 to …

Phanerozoic orbital-scale glacio-eustatic variability

Global Mean Sea Level, or eustasy, has a strong effect on depositional systems, biogeochemical cycles, and climate along continental margins. Long-ter…

Even NASA Didn't See This Coming: Something Massive Has Changed in the Oceans, and Could Be the Biggest Threat to Our Future!

New data from NASA has revealed a troubling trend: in 2024, global sea levels rose at a faster-than-expected rate, surprising climate scientists and highlighting the accelerating impact of climate change. This unexpected surge is primarily driven by thermal expansion, a process in which seawater expands as it warms. The rise, while seemingly small at 0.59 cm, signals a significant shift in the factors influencing sea level rise, pointing to deep…

Southern Ocean current reverses for the first time, signalling risk of climate system collapse

Signs. Everybody wants signs of the times. Things spelled out for them. To make it easy for them, so they think. But when signs are present, they are ignored. Jesus spoke to the Pharisees and people of Israel about their demand to see signs. When they are there to be seen, if only people would sincerely look, listen, and recognize what it is they are seeing, or hearing. As He, God, the Messiah, was in their presence and while they saw Him, heard…