Ice has more room to expand around the continent in winter. But it also stretches into warmer latitudes, leading to more melting in summer.

11 февр. 2022 г. · Recent research offers new insights on Antarctic sea ice, which, despite global warming, has increased in overall extent over the past 40 ...

29 янв. 2024 г. · After crashing to a record-low summer extent in February, sea ice in the Antarctic regrew extremely slowly.

2 нояб. 2023 г. · Besides which, not all ice is sea ice. Antarctica is, notably, a continent with a large land mass above sea level that is also covered in ice.

4 окт. 2024 г. · Plant cover across the Antarctic peninsula has soared more than tenfold over the last few decades, as the climate crisis heats up the icy continent.

The Antarctic Ice Sheet covers an area larger than the United States and Mexico combined. Its white surface acts as an enormous reflector, sending heat back ...

11 мар. 2024 г. · The sea ice that encircles Antarctica has reached near-record low levels for the third year in a row, raising concerns that the ice has undergone a permanent “ ...

13 мая 2022 г. · Scientists think changing wind patterns and floating sea ice has led to the growth of ice sheets in eastern Antarctica.

A common public perception is that global warming will accelerate the melting of polar ice sheets, causing sea level to rise. A common scientific position ...

16 мая 2023 г. · Over the past 30 years, ice shelves across Antarctica have been observed to advance steadily, retreat after iceberg calving events, and collapse ...