New research shows that Antarctica's largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the ocean
- Written by Dan Lowry, PhD candidate, Victoria University of Wellington
Since the last ice age, the ice sheet retreated over a thousand kilometres in the Ross Sea region, more than any other region on the continent.Rich Jones, CC BY-ND
Scientists have long been concerned about the potential collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its contribution to global sea level rise. Much of West Antarctica’s ice lies...