In a groundbreaking achievement, scientists have extracted the oldest continuous ice core ever drilled, reaching back 1.2 ...

Meltwater has been observed atop the Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica, as evidenced by recent imagery obtained from the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8. On January 1, these images revealed the ...

Dr James Smith, a geologist at BAS, was part of the drilling team and said “We were expecting to retrieve a sediment core from under the ice shelf, so it came as a bit of a surprise when we hit ...

The continent’s ice shelves, large floating extensions of ice over the ocean, are of particular interest. Observations show that many of these ice shelves are thinning due to melting from below, with ...

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf. Is climate change to blame? When you purchase through links on ...

According to NWS Officials, the shelf ice on Lake Michigan and other large bodies of water may look solid, but is actually unstable and dangerous. In addition to the potential for weak spots in ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — The Saugatuck Township Fire Department is reminding the community to stay away from shelf ice on Lake Michigan. "The Lake Michigan ice is always unstable, and you should ...

The recent cold snap prompted Saugeen Shores Police Service to issue a caution for people to stay off shelf ice along the Lake Huron shoreline. The frozen surface may look interesting to explore but ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica. | Credit: Data courtesy of Landsat 8 satellite ...

And while the ice shelves that form on Lake Michigan can be an amazing sight to take in, they can be dangerous to climb on, officials warn. At Grand Haven State Park, curious visitors have been ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. "Warm" water is flowing toward one of Antarctica's biggest ice shelves, which, if it melted, ...