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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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Researchers standing on the Denman Glacier as part of the Denman Terrestrial Campaign

ACEAS researchers awarded ARC Discovery Project grant to unlock East Antarctica’s secrets

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Associate Professor Jacqui Halpin and Dr Jacob Mulder standing on the Denman Glacier during the Denman Terrestrial Campaign. Credit: Jacqui Halpin. ACEAS researchers awarded ARC Discovery Project grant to unlock East Antarctica’s secrets A team of scientists from the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) has received a prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC)

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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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