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• Antarctic ice sheet loses area nearly the size of Connecticut over three decades of grounding line retreat

  Published: Mar 3, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A thirty year satellite study has confirmed that Antarctica lost 12,820 square kilometers of ice between 1996 and 2025. While 77 percent of the coastline remains stable, critical "...

• Satellite mapping reveals Antarctica has lost grounded ice equivalent to ten Los Angeles areas over thirty years

  Published: Mar 3, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A comprehensive thirty year satellite study has identified concentrated ice loss along Antarctica’s grounding lines, totaling approximately 4,942 square miles. While 77 percent of...

• Scientists Propose Colossal 80km Underwater "Seabed Curtain" To Prevent Thwaites Glacier Collapse

  Published: Feb 24, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A radical geoengineering project is gaining traction as researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Arctic University of Norway propose an 80-kilometer-long underwater cur...