New Delhi: Antarctica is on the brink of rapid and potentially irreversible transformations to its ice, oceans and ecosystems, scientists have warned in a peer-reviewed study published in the journal Nature .

Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) found that multiple large-scale processes are destabilising simultaneously across the continent, with each amplifying the other.

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is at “extreme risk” of collapse, which could raise global sea levels by over three metres, the study reports . Show Full Article

The team also documented a sharp decline in sea ice and weakening ocean circulation, creating feedback loops that could worsen warming across the region.

These shifts could have profound impl

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