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Shackleton Ice Shelf in East Antarctica | Credit: Pete Harmsen / AAD

Overlooked melting in East Antarctica could skew sea level rise projections

Overlooked melting in East Antarctica could skew sea level rise projections New research into how East Antarctica’s ice shelves melt reveals future global sea-level rise predictions could be significantly underestimated. A study published today found that while ice shelves in West Antarctica melt year-round, those in East Antarctica experience summer melting spikes, when sea ice retreats […]

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Australian Antarctic research at COP30

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Australian Antarctic research at COP30 Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science Deputy Director, Professor Matthew England (UNSW), is today presenting to the COP30 meeting in Brazil as part of a team of Australian scientists sharing a synthesis of abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment. The presentation is part of the COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion, and

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New ACEAS Explainer highlights risks of slowing global ocean overturning circulation

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New ACEAS Explainer highlights risks of slowing global ocean overturning circulation The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) today published a new Explainer on the Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) – a vast system of ocean currents that underpins Earth’s climate and ocean health. Often described as the ocean’s ‘conveyor belt’, the MOC moves

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