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Why the East Antarctic interior is warming faster and earlier than its coastal areas #Antarctic

Why the East Antarctic interior is warming faster and earlier than its coastal areas
Scientists have confirmed that East Antarctica's interior is warming faster than its coastal areas and identified the cause. A 30-year study, published in Nature Communications and led by Nagoya University's Naoyuki Kurita, has traced this warming to increased warm air flow triggered by temperature changes in the Southern Indian Ocean.

"Antarctic sea ice winter peak in 2025 is third smallest on record"
#Antarctic #Climate #ClimateChange

Antarctic sea ice winter peak in 2025 is third smallest on record - Carbon Brief
Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago, new data reveals.

Antarctic sea ice hits its third-lowest winter peak on record #Antarctic

Antarctic sea ice hits its third-lowest winter peak on record
Antarctica's winter sea ice has hit its third-lowest peak in nearly half a century of satellite monitoring, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the growing influence of climate change on the planet's southern pole.

🚨 New preprint out🚨 now, why has Antarctica stopped (net) losing mass?
We explore how declining sea ice but mostly increasingly heavy and frequent atmospheric rivers have actually led to a small increase in the mass of #Antarctica, in spite of increased discharge from outlet glaciers.
The increase is unlikely to be sustained, and a small increase in calving or discharge over the grounding line can easily turn it upside down, but nevertheless another long-term prediction about the Antarctic appears to becoming true.
Lots of important subtleties in this one!
In review at Nature communications but I feel it's too important to wait for the review process.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.03590

Antarctic glacier retreats faster than any other in modern history, findings show #Antarctica

Antarctic glacier retreats faster than any other in modern history, findings show
A glacier on Antarctica's Eastern Peninsula experienced the fastest retreat recorded in modern history—in just two months, nearly 50% of the glacier disintegrated.