US EditionAbrupt Changes Taking Place in Antarctica 'Will Affect the World for Generations to Come'
Scientists report ice loss has increased sixfold since the 1990s, causing rapid environmental shifts that threaten global sea levels and Antarctic ecosystems, urging urgent emission cuts.
- A new study published on August 20, 2025, in Nature reports abrupt and accelerating environmental changes occurring in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
- These shifts are driven by long-term accumulation of greenhouse gases that trap additional heat, leading to ice melt and disturbances in ocean circulation.
- Since 2014, sea ice surrounding Antarctica has been decreasing sharply, with the rate of ice loss now about six times greater than it was during the 1990s, and the continent’s ice sheets are approaching critical thresholds.
- The study highlights growing indications of swift, interconnected, and occasionally self-sustaining transformations occurring in the Antarctic region, posing significant threats to biodiversity and influencing global climate patterns.
- Scientists warn these changes may be irreversible, threaten wildlife and coastal communities, and require urgent emissions reductions and adaptation preparations worldwide.
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A group of scientists in the journal "Nature" warns against "new indications of abrupt environmental changes in Antarctica". This includes, among other things, a decline in the ice pack and the slowing down of the ocean current. This has far-reaching consequences for humans and animals.
Antarctica has long been considered a remote and immutable environment. No more. The ice-covered continent and the surrounding South Ocean are undergoing sudden and alarming changes. Sea ice is shrinking rapidly, floating glaciers known as ice trays melt faster, ice caps cover the continent [...]
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