New Study Reveals Mysterious Jet-Like Winds Accelerating “Doomsday” Glacier Meltdown

New Study Reveals Mysterious Jet-Like Winds Accelerating “Doomsday” Glacier Meltdown

New research reveals powerful Antarctic winds that could be accelerating glacier melt and rising seas. In the far reaches of West Antarctica, along the rugged coastline of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, scientists have discovered powerful winds racing over the icy landscape. These fast-moving currents, called low-level jets (LLJs), sweep across the Thwaites and Pine Island [...]

New research reveals wind jets fueling Thwaites Glacier's melt

Tokyo Japan (SPX) Jun 02, 2025 A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology and the British Antarctic Survey has uncovered previously unknown low-level wind jets (LLJs) in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica, near the Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers. The study, published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, reveals that these strong winds, intensified by cyclones, play a key role in influencing ice