Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica—often called the "Doomsday Glacier"—is one of the fastest-changing ice–ocean systems on Earth, and its future remains a major uncertainty in global sea-level rise ...

An article in EOS reported that researchers have been closely monitoring the base of the Ronne ice shelf for years. The scientists drilled a hole in the shelf using hot water to lower sensors to the ...

Antarctica’s most feared ice giant is no longer just slipping quietly into the sea. For the first time, scientists are watching the Thwaites Glacier, widely known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” fracture ...

In Antarctica, two giant rifts, known as Chasm 1 and Halloween Crack, split across the Brunt Ice Shelf. The implications of the cracks are huge as ice shelves hold back huge volumes of landlocked ...