ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee discusses the relationship between rising temperatures and snowstorms.

New research has revealed that emperor penguins are experiencing a faster-than-expected decline due to shrinking Antarctic ...

For the past 20 years, Antarctica’s ice sheet has been melting rapidly, but since 2021, it has started to grow again ... in the western region and the Antarctic Peninsula.

While the Arctic is an ocean surrounded by continents, Antarctica is a continent surrounded by the ocean – this means its sea ice can grow outward, unconstrained by land. Antarctic ice tends to ...

Now, “all eyes are on winter sea ice”, says Doddridge. “If 2024 is like last year, there’s going to be a lot of evidence suggesting that Antarctic sea ice has changed, potentially ...

Overall, "there is growing evidence that the Antarctic sea ice system has entered a new regime, featuring a much stronger influence of warm ocean waters, limiting ice growth," the NSIDC said.

It’s also vitally important because of the role it plays in global sea levels. As the ice sheet loses mass, sea levels rise — ...

Then, as Antarctic winter approaches, the ice begins to grow again. At its most expansive, the sea ice covers an area the size of Antarctica itself – essentially, the frozen continent doubles in ...

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A June 9 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a graphic depicting Antarctic ice shelf change that was originally published in a 2023 research paper. "Is ice melting in Antarctica alarming?" ...

Biodiversity unbalanced as ice-free Antarctic areas grow. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 12 / 221201082156.htm ...