Antarctica’s Ice Loss Isn’t What We Thought… It’s Worse

For years, scientists believed westerly winds were melting West Antarctica’s ice by pushing warm ocean water toward the continent. But a groundbreaking new study reveals we’ve been looking the wrong way entirely. It’s not the westerly winds... it’s the northerly winds causing the real damage.

These hidden winds trap heat beneath the ocean surface by sealing off patches in the sea ice, accelerating ice shelf melt from below. Even more shocking? Climate change might be making those winds stronger—linking human emissions directly to Antarctica’s ice loss in a way we never expected.

This discovery could change how we understand—and fight—the rising threat of sea level rise. :globe_showing_Europe-Africa:
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