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A Giant Rock Structure Beneath Antarctica Could Potentially Affect Sea LevelsScientists have uncovered a massive 100 km wide, 7 km thick granite structure beneath Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, formed approximatel...13 Mar, 2026, 06.23 PM IST- Glaciers are melting at rate of 3 Olympic swimming pools per second, reveals studyGlaciers play a major role in maintaining global ecosystems, regulating sea levels and supporting biodiversity. But a recent study reveals ...20 Feb, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
- Antarctica's ‘doomsday glacier’ nearing collapse, scientists warn it's happening sooner than expectedScientists have discovered that Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is melting rapidly and may be on an irreversible path to collapse, potentiall...24 Sep, 2024, 12.38 PM IST
- ‘Doomsday’ glacier set to melt faster, swell seas as world heats upNew research by British and American scientists indicates that tidal action under the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica will accelerate meltin...20 Sep, 2024, 11.02 AM IST
- Scientist finds new Antarctic ice sheet melting point. Will it help raise ocean levels and speed up climate change?A recent study reveals a new, alarming mechanism of Antarctic ice sheet melting, which current sea level rise models do not account for. A ...26 Jun, 2024, 01.04 AM IST
- New ecosystems to emerge from melting glaciers by end of century, study revealsMelting glaciers could lead to the creation of new ecosystems covering an area between the size of Nepal and Finland by the year 2100. The ...19 Aug, 2023, 10.22 AM IST
- Antarctic glaciers flow faster in summers, exhibiting seasonal behaviour: Study28 Feb, 2023, 05.21 PM IST
- Doomsday Glacier may collapse sooner than expected as scientists reveal new findings; Details hereA new study suggests the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, known as the "Doomsday Glacier," may collapse sooner than expected, leading to a p...16 Feb, 2023, 08.21 PM IST
- Doomsday Glacier on the verge of a complete meltdown? Read to knowThe Nature Geoscience journal published research that mentions the Doomsday Glacier could start melting uncontrollably and affect ecosystem...11 Sep, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
- Third of Antarctic ice shelf area at collapse risk due to global warmingThe researchers noted that limiting temperature rise to two degrees Celsius rather than four degrees Celsius would halve the area at risk, ...09 Apr, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
- Unabated climate change may lead to sea-level rise by ice loss in Antarctic, shows studyThe ice loss would cause to withdraw up to 300 km inland and release vast quantities of water, contributing up to 3 meters of sea-level ris...19 May, 2016, 02.52 PM IST
- Himalayan glaciers to ice in Antarctica!A report by NASA scientists suggests that the Antarctic ice sheet may actually be expanding, growing every year, despite a warming globe!08 Nov, 2015, 10.39 AM IST
- 'Melting of Antarctic ice shelves to double by 2050'The melting of Antarctic ice shelves will double by 2050 and by 2100, melting may surpass all predictions if greenhouse gas emissions conti...13 Oct, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
- Ocean warming melting one of largest Antarctica glaciersOne of the largest glaciers on the planet, Totten, is melting due to ocean warming, a phenomenon that demonstrates the vulnerability of Eas...27 Jan, 2015, 03.30 PM IST
- Melting glaciers also behind sea-level riseWorld's shrinking glaciers contributed to almost a third of the sea-level rise between 2003 and 2009, a new study has found.18 May, 2013, 06.10 AM IST
- Antarctic ice sheet warming faster than thought: StudyThe West Antarctic Ice Sheet, whose melt currently contributes substantially to sea level rise each year, is warming twice as quickly as pr...24 Dec, 2012, 03.44 PM IST
- Major study doubles sea level rise projectionsDays before the Copenhagen climate conference kicks off, a major study by a group of 100 international scientists has said that sea levels ...02 Dec, 2009, 03.42 AM IST
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