'Upside-down' rivers are eroding Antarctica's ice shelves from below Scott SutherlandMeteorologist, Science Writer Published on Oct. 11, 2019, 4:07 PM ...

A groundbreaking study published in Nature Communicationspredicts that by 2100, the frequency of atmospheric rivers impacting Antarctica will double. These atmospheric rivers, invisible yet ...

Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers could have dramatic global consequences.

2-year study, conducted in collaboration with universities worldwide, including Türkiye, examined impact of atmospheric rivers on temperature records and sudden glacier melting in Antarctica ...

Antarctica has not always been a desolate land of ice and snow. Earth's southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests teeming with life. Using satellite observations and ice ...

Beneath East Antarctica's undulating ice sheet lies an ancient, river-carved landscape that provides a perfect snapshot of the region before glaciers covered the continent, a new study finds.

Year-to-year variations in atmospheric river frequency already create significant fluctuations in Antarctica’s contribution to sea level rise. This study highlights that severe weather events in ...

Scientists have unearthed a 40-million-year-old ancient river system beneath Antarctica's ice sheets. This discovery, made by a team of geologists led by Johann Klages, sheds light on Earth’s ...

However, the path taken by atmospheric rivers in Antarctica and the amount of moisture they carry have distinct and unique characteristics compared to those in other regions,” she said.