Heavy pooling meltwater can fracture ice, potentially leading to ice shelf collapse. When air temperatures in Antarctica rise and glacier ice melts, water can pool on the surface of floating ice ...

Researchers now have evidence that Antarctic ice shelves are fracturing under the weight of the meltwater lakes that sit on top of them — a development they say may have implications for climate ...

For the first time, a research team co-led by CIRES-based scientists, has directly observed an Antarctic ice shelf bending under the weight of ponding meltwater on top, a phenomenon that may have ...