Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the Northern ...
Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and ...
An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be ...
Scientists detected hundreds of hidden icequakes at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, revealing glacial seismic activity linked ...
About 9,000 years ago, part of Antarctica’s eastern ice sheet collapsed astonishingly fast, driven by warmer ocean water. The ...
The glacier's collapse could severely impact coastal cities worldwide due to rising sea levels. Scientists have recently ...
Far beneath the frozen surface of Antarctica’s most feared ice giant, scientists have picked up a new kind of warning signal: ...
Beneath Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, hundreds of undetected earthquakes have rumbled for over a decade, signaling the ...
Thwaites Glacier is the widest glacier on Earth and a crucial component of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which is already experiencing significant ice loss. Much of this glacier rests on bedrock below ...
Antarctica’s key glaciers are melting faster as underwater storms churn warm water upward. New research reveals surprising ...
Thwaites, the most studied glacier in the world, commands attention because it is not only the widest in the world at 80 miles but also the shakiest. And ...