New evidence has led to an update of when an ancient ice sheet that used to cover large portions of North America melted – a discovery has implications for modern ice sheets and glaciers in the face ...

Through satellite gravimetry analysis of Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) mass changes from 2002 to 2023, striking mass change rates ...

The new scenario suggests that the event began with modest melting of the Laurentide ice sheet over North America, which contributed about 10 feet of sea level rise. That was followed by more ...