A four-year record from the heart of the Ross Ice Shelf shows how subtle changes could shape future sea level rise, ocean ecosystems – and even our weather.
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A new study found parts of Antartica could pass a tipping point for mass ice sheet losses as soon as 2050 – pushing sea levels 2 metres higher by 2300 than currently predicted.
The scientific and broader community must join together to advance Southern Ocean science and protect this vital natural asset.
When landslides or glaciers bring rocks to the surface, cosmic rays bombard them, smashing common atoms into rarer forms and acting as a chronometer of the changing Earth.
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ARC DECRA Research Fellow in Fluid Dynamics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor in Geochemistry, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Assistant Director Polar Rock Repository, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Applied Mathematics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Glaciology, University of Otago
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Professor in Ocean Physics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Earth Sciences New Zealand
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PhD Candidate in Physical Oceanography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
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Principal Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division
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ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania