[Regnum] Antarctic ice shelves may be melting faster than previously thought. This is the conclusion reached by scientists in a study published in the journal Nature Communications.
One of the study's authors, Qin Zhou, stated that the main global consequence could be an accelerated rise in sea levels."Antarctica contains the largest potential source of future sea level rise," the Daily Mail quoted the researcher as saying.
Juuuust a little late, grifter
Scientists have warned that weakening or collapsing the Antarctic ice shelf could release enormous masses of ice. They estimate that if the ice sheet were to completely disappear, sea levels could theoretically rise by up to 58 meters. Flooding could then affect millions of people.
In early January 2026, scientists reported active movement of the Thwaites Glacier, dubbed "Doomsday Glacier," in Antarctica. Using satellite data, they determined that warm ocean waters were causing melting at the base of the glacier, causing cracks. Its area is nearly 192,000 square kilometers, comparable to the size of Great Britain. According to the researchers, complete melting of the glacier could raise sea levels by 60 cm, and in a worst-case scenario, up to 5 m. This would trigger the melting of other glaciers and catastrophic climate change.
Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management Sergei Anoprienko stated that the melting of this glacier is a natural process and poses no danger to Russia.
In April, scientists from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) reported the disintegration of the world's largest iceberg. The ice floe, known as A23a, which researchers had been monitoring for the past 40 years, melted, breaking into smaller pieces. The iceberg broke off from the Filchner Ice Shelf and remained off the coast of the Weddell Sea in West Antarctica for 30 years. At that time, its area, according to scientists, was 4,100 square kilometers. By January 2026, the ice giant had shrunk to 1,300 square kilometers. Now, only 50 square kilometers remain of A23a, and it continues to melt.
On April 9, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declared that emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals are at risk of extinction due to climate change in Antarctica.
One of the study's authors, Qin Zhou, stated that the main global consequence could be an accelerated rise in sea levels."Antarctica contains the largest potential source of future sea level rise," the Daily Mail quoted the researcher as saying.
Juuuust a little late, grifter
Scientists have warned that weakening or collapsing the Antarctic ice shelf could release enormous masses of ice. They estimate that if the ice sheet were to completely disappear, sea levels could theoretically rise by up to 58 meters. Flooding could then affect millions of people.
In early January 2026, scientists reported active movement of the Thwaites Glacier, dubbed "Doomsday Glacier," in Antarctica. Using satellite data, they determined that warm ocean waters were causing melting at the base of the glacier, causing cracks. Its area is nearly 192,000 square kilometers, comparable to the size of Great Britain. According to the researchers, complete melting of the glacier could raise sea levels by 60 cm, and in a worst-case scenario, up to 5 m. This would trigger the melting of other glaciers and catastrophic climate change.
Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management Sergei Anoprienko stated that the melting of this glacier is a natural process and poses no danger to Russia.
In April, scientists from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) reported the disintegration of the world's largest iceberg. The ice floe, known as A23a, which researchers had been monitoring for the past 40 years, melted, breaking into smaller pieces. The iceberg broke off from the Filchner Ice Shelf and remained off the coast of the Weddell Sea in West Antarctica for 30 years. At that time, its area, according to scientists, was 4,100 square kilometers. By January 2026, the ice giant had shrunk to 1,300 square kilometers. Now, only 50 square kilometers remain of A23a, and it continues to melt.
On April 9, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declared that emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals are at risk of extinction due to climate change in Antarctica.