Climate Scientists Explore Hidden Ocean Beneath Antarctica’s Largest Ice Shelf – Cosmos
Article Synopsis – An international team of researchers has melted a hole through Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, the Ross Ice Shelf, to explore the hidden ocean below and the shelf’s vulnerability to climate change. If the water under the Ross Ice Shelf warms, the future of the shelf and the ice upstream could change dramatically. Yet this hidden ocean is excluded from all present models of future climate. The team’s data indicate an ocean warming compared to measurements taken during the 1970s, especially deeper down. The ocean has also become less salty. To read the actual article click here.