Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the ...

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is causing a dramatic slowdown in deep ocean currents and could have a disastrous effect on the climate, a new report warns. The deep-water flows which drive ocean ...

The water that flows past the Denmark Strait cataract is about 1,300 feet deep. However, as that water passes the cataract, only about 660 feet of that initial 1,300 falls towards the sea floor. The ...

The Arctic Ocean (Figure 1), the smallest of the world's five major oceans, is about 4000km (2500 miles) long and 2400km (1500 miles) wide, about the size of the continental USA. It lies entirely ...

However, researchers still have a lot to learn about this region, and it's unclear whether the increased flow of warm water ... Naughten noted that the deep ocean water around Antarctica is ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. "Warm" water is flowing toward one of Antarctica's biggest ice shelves, which, if it melted, ...