The oceans are subject to the whims of national policy, and yet they know no borders. Being poor ocean stewards here in the US could cause serious problems all over the world, as well as affecting the smidgeon of blue we can see from our shores. In this post, I outline a few ideas about […]
Researchers use modeling experiments to understand the conditions necessary for irreversible melting in East Antarctica, a region previously thought to be stable. The results of this research show that the stability of the Wilkes Basin is a mere “tip of a domino” away from runaway melting, which would result in a slow and steady global […]