ice shelves

Most arctic ice at North Pole has vanished, warns polar explorer

Robert Swan on an expedition (2041 Foundation) Robert Swan, the first person to walk to both the North and South…

3 years ago

Warmer, saltier polar water could change global ocean currents

When ice shelves melt, they dump freshwater into the sea which lightens the salty water. Credit: Flickr/NASA ICE, licensed under…

7 years ago