Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.

and it's melting rapidly. Climate change is causing more intense atmospheric rivers, which can deliver intense snowfall—enough to slow Greenland's ice mass loss, a new study finds. The work appears in ...

et al (2025), Environmental Research Letters. , CC BY Why should we care ... It picks up the intricate interactions between ice melting and ocean circulation. In this future projection, cold, fresh ...

Melting ice sheets would "dump vast quantities of fresh water" into the current, the modelling found. This would change the ocean's salt content, making it harder for cold water to circulate ...