The findings suggest the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is closer to collapse than previously thought, threatening 3.3-5 meters of long term sea level rise if the world is unable to hold human ...

Scientists have been eyeing the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, or WAIS, for some time now. That's because its collapse, which seemed more and more likely given the warming climate, would raise sea ...

Garabato’s comment refers to the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS), which scientists believe to be a bit more stable than the WAIS due to East Antarctica’s cooling patterns. But this doesn’t ...

A study of octopus DNA may have solved an enduring mystery about when the rapidly melting West Antarctic ice sheet last collapsed, unlocking valuable information about how much future sea levels ...

A recent ice sheet modelling study shows these large ice shelves and the WAIS will remain largely intact under low-emissions pathways which aim to keep warming close to or below 2°C above pre ...

In their study, Sutter’s team investigated the potential for SRM to avoid one especially concerning tipping point: the collapse of the WAIS. Containing some 10% of all the ice covering Antarctica, ...

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) holds enough water to raise global sea levels by more than 16 feet if it were to melt entirely, an inundation that would flood Washington, D.C. and many coastal ...

Earth's 'catastrophic' ice melt problem is worse than previously thought, study says The world's two gigantic ice sheets are in greater peril from global warming than previously thought, a study ...

If this enormous marine-based ice sheet were to collapse, then it would result in a 3.3-5-meter (10.8-16.4 feet) rise in global sea levels – which would drastically transform the world map as we ...

The ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland are so thick that their weight can significantly compress the ground beneath. Some regions are still rebounding after their glacial cover disappeared ...

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) could be especially vulnerable to climate change 1, with potentially large implications for sea-level rise. To assess the risk of the ice sheet melting, ...