https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/photo/iceberg-sits-still-on-a-calm-day-in-antarctica-royalty-free-image/1274512891?phrase=sea%20ice%20floes%20Antarctica&searchscope=image%2Cfilm&adppopup=true June 8, 2026 How waves, ponds and green algae are accelerating sea ice melt in Antarctica Luke Bennetts, The University of Melbourne; Bonnie Light, University of Washington; Petteri Uotila, University of Helsinki; Philip Reid, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, and Rob Massom, Australian Antarctic Division This remarkable seasonal change in Antarctic sea ice is like a heartbeat within our planet’s climate system. We need to better understand it.
