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Deep Ocean Heat Is Pushing Closer to Antarctica, First Observational Study Finds

The finding points to higher odds of warm water reaching ice‑shelf bases, raising long‑term sea‑level risks.

Scientists Recover Record Sub-Ice Sediment Core Beneath West Antarctica

Scientists Recover Record 228-Meter Sub-Ice Sediment Core in West Antarctica

Record 228-Meter Core Recovered Beneath West Antarctic Ice Points to Past Open Ocean

ESA Image Shows Antarctic Mega‑Iceberg A23a Near Disintegration

Antarctic Ice-Core Sanctuary Opens to Preserve Vanishing Glacier Records

New Studies Show Thwaites ‘Doomsday’ Glacier’s Ice Shelf Weakening as Fractures Double

Robot Float Returns First Under-Ice Readings From East Antarctic Shelves

Antarctic Melt to Drive Uneven Sea-Level Rise, New Studies Warn

A23a Rapidly Breaks Up North of South Georgia as Size Falls to About 1,700 Square Kilometers

Megaberg A23a Rapidly Disintegrates, Loses Crown as Largest Iceberg

Antarctica Shows Signs of Abrupt Shift, With West Antarctic Ice Near Tipping Point

Nature Study Warns of Abrupt, Interlinked Changes Across Antarctica

Nature Review Finds Abrupt, Interlinked Antarctic Shifts With Global Consequences

2,800-Meter Antarctic Ice Core Reaches Cambridge for Climate Study

Antarctic’s 1.5-Million-Year Ice Cores Reach Europe for Analysis

First Continuous Record Links Wordie Ice Shelf Collapse to Ocean Heat

Antarctica Records Rare Ice Mass Gain After Decades of Loss

Antarctic Ice Melt Threatens to Weaken World's Strongest Ocean Current by 2050

World’s Largest Iceberg A23a Resumes Journey After Decades of Stagnation