The sound of icebergs melting: An ancient fizz

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Long but very interesting article.

The sound of icebergs melting: my journey into the Antarctic

The long read: Not long after Antarctica recorded some of its highest-ever temperatures, I joined a group of scientists studying how human activity is transforming the continent. It wasn’t what we saw that was most astonishing – it was what we heard

www.theguardian.com

 

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And an update on the Thwaites Glacier:

Huge cavities threaten glacier larger than Great Britain

Water seeping into fissures in Thwaites glacier in Antarctica, accelerating rise of sea levels

www.theguardian.com

Thwaites: 'Doomsday Glacier' vulnerability seen in new maps

Sea and airborne surveys show how Antarctica's mighty Thwaites ice stream can be melted from below.

www.bbc.co.uk

‘Doomsday glacier’ in Antarctica melting due to warm water channels, scientists discover

‘I was shocked – it brought home how much how much this system has been damaged,’ says British Antarctica Survey scientist on break up of ice shelf

www.independent.co.uk

The BBC item is the most detailed, but I found it hard to understand.

 

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A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap has broken off

A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap has broken off

Sea of Slush: Arctic sea ice lows mark a new polar climate regime