Ice Shelf

What an ocean hidden under Antarctic ice reveals about the future of our planet's climate

Research shows that if warming exceeds 2℃, major ice shelves would collapse, releasing ice, lifting the sea level by up to three metres by 2300.

Antarctica: The calving of Larsen C iceberg not linked to climate change, will have only marginal impact on sea levels

A trillion-tonne iceberg, considered one of the largest ever recorded has broken away from Antarctica.

Antartic ice shelf crack grows by 17 km; to be largest iceberg ever recorded

A big crack in a Antarctica ice shelf has grown by 17 kms in a week and is only 13 kms from the ice front, indicating that a huge iceberg is probably very close

Massive ice block poised to break off from Antarctica, to lift global oceans by 10 cm

A massive ice block nearly 100 times the area of Manhattan (5910 km²) is poised to break off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf, scientists reported on Saturday.