West Antarctica has probably warmed since the 1950s ... term meteorological observation network in the region. Figure 1: Map of Antarctica and annual spatial footprint of the Byrd temperature ...

The new map shows a much better look at the icy continent ... At some point since the last Ice Age, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was smaller than it is today Researchers previously believed ...

A reconstruction of West Antarctica's past elevation suggests ... the present-day topography as reconstructed by the Bedrock Map of Antarctica (BEDMAP) project 8. They used geophysical models ...

Several major U.S. cities could be impacted if the Thwaites Glacier were to melt, according to NOAA projections.

Rapid melting of West Antarctica’s ice shelves may now be unavoidable as human-caused global warming accelerates, with potentially devastating implications for sea level rise around the world ...

West Antarctic coastlines and the Transantarctic Mountains. Dr Hamish Pritchard, a glaciologist at BAS and lead author on the study detailing the new map, added: “This is the fundamental ...

The map shows a clear view of the icy continent ... along the Antarctic Peninsula and West Antarctic coastlines , and in the Transantarctic Mountains. The outline of deep valleys is better ...

It's not looking good for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. This body of ice is Antarctica's largest contributor to global sea-level rise, and it's only going to get worse from here. After running ...