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Two New Studies Show Ocean Heat Is Supercharging Antarctic Ice Loss

Scientists warn many models miss small ocean–ice processes that could speed sea-level rise.

Warm Deep-Ocean Water Is Shifting Toward Antarctica, First Observations Show

Scientists Recover Record Sub-Ice Sediment Core Beneath West Antarctica

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

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

Megaberg A23a Rapidly Disintegrates, Loses Crown as Largest Iceberg

Nature Review Finds Abrupt, Interlinked Antarctic Shifts With Global Consequences

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

First Continuous Record Links Wordie Ice Shelf Collapse to Ocean Heat