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Reconsidering the drivers of ice-shelf collapse

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Antarctic ice shelves face increasing collapse risk as environmental stresses intensify. Long-term weakening, ocean-induced thinning, and loss of stabilizing sea ice can drive disintegration yet are mostly missing from models which only consider surface melt-driven fracturing, limiting accuracy of projections.

Source: Nature Communications

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-76772-1

Authors: J. F. Arthur, A. E. Hogg, B. W. J. Miles, C. C. Walker, B. J. Wallis

Institutions: Norwegian Mapping Authority, Norwegian Polar Institute, University of Leeds, University of Edinburgh, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Language: English

Topic: Cryospheric studies and observations

Subfield: Atmospheric Science

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,990