Similarly, Antarctic meltwater could contribute over 3 meters to sea level rise in the event of West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse, flooding low-lying megacities and displacing hundreds of millions.

Jul 25, 2025 · A new study has uncovered a worrying trend in East Antarctica—surface meltwater is increasing at an alarming rate. Using over 133,000 satellite images, researchers created the first …

What happens when the world’s most frozen places start thawing at the same time? For decades, Antarctica seemed like the steadfast sibling to Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet a remote ...

This finding caught us off guard—melting ice typically makes the ocean fresher. But new satellite data shows the opposite is happening, and that's a big problem. Saltier water at the ocean ...

NASA Satellites Show Antarctica Has Gained Ice Despite Rising Global Temperatures, Leave Scientists Puzzled The trend of ice sheet melting and its devastating consequences are being analyzed by ...