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Study Links Ocean Circulation to Antarctic Ice Loss

11/8/2025

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A Nature Geoscience study finds the East Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated about 9,000 years ago due to a self-reinforcing feedback between ice melt and ocean circulation.
Professor Yusuke Suganuma leads the study team.
The team links warm deep-water intrusion to ice shelf collapse, accelerating inland ice loss.
The study includes more than 30 institutions to highlight the need for accurate predictions of Antarctic ice behavior.

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A Nature Geoscience study finds the East Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated about 9,000 years ago due to a self-reinforcing feedback between ice melt and ocean circulation.
Professor Yusuke Suganuma leads the study team.
The team links warm deep-water intrusion to ice shelf collapse, accelerating inland ice loss.
The study includes more than 30 institutions to highlight the need for accurate predictions of Antarctic ice behavior.