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Antarctic ice walls protect against rising sea levels
Press releases • Feb 26, 2020 16:08 GMT
A vital role that floating Antarctic ice shelves play in preventing catastrophic sea level rises has been proven for the first time in a new study, published in the scientific journal Nature.
Large Antarctic Ice Shelf, home to UK research station, is about to break apart
Press releases • Apr 05, 2019 10:30 BST
Glaciology experts have issued evidence that a large section of the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, which is home to the British Antarctic Survey’s Halley Research Station, is about break off.