Landfast ice ‘breaks out’ Justin Chambers/AAD June 23, 2023 Fractured foundations: how Antarctica’s ‘landfast’ ice is dwindling and why that’s bad news Alexander Fraser, University of Tasmania; Christine Weldrick, University of Tasmania; Laura Dalman, University of Tasmania; Matthew Corkill, University of Tasmania, and Pat Wongpan, University of Tasmania More trouble in Antarctica: the extent of frozen seawater fastened to the coast (called landfast ice) hit a record low in March 2022. If this trend persists, the consequences could be catastrophic.
