In Two New Studies, Scientists See Signs of Fundamental Climate Shifts in Antarctica – Inside Climate News
![The Pine Island Glacier spawned an iceberg over 300 sq km that very quickly shattered into pieces, on February 11, 2020. The Pine Island Glacier, along with its neighbour Thwaites glacier, connect the centre of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet with the ocean, and together discharge significant quantities of ice into the ocean (image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, courtesy of the European Space Agency CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED via Flickr).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/49525854597_8b44fc9632_k-798x636.jpg)
A steep decline of Antarctic sea ice may mark a long-term transformation in the Southern Ocean, and seawater intrusions beneath the Thwaites Glacier could explain its melting outpacing projections…