UN Chief Guterres in Antarctica Amid Worsening Climate Crisis

Recent studies reveal 'unavoidable' melting of ice sheets, significant shrinkage of ice shelves ahead of COP28.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visited Antarctica ahead of the international climate talks at COP28.
Warming air and ocean temperatures are causing Antarctic ice to melt, which plays a significant role in regulating Earth’s climate.
Scientists have been monitoring the West Antarctic Ice Sheet as an important indicator of global warming.
A recent study in Nature Climate Change reported that the ice sheet will now experience 'unavoidable' melting regardless of emissions reductions.
Another study in Science Advances reported that nearly 50 Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997, with 28 losing more than half their ice.