Antarctica

What it means when Antarctica's under-ice rivers burst their banks

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The effects of the pandemic has impacted research of Antarctica Image: Unsplash/James Eades

Huw Joseph Horgan
Associate Professor of Geophysical Glaciology, Victoria University of Wellington
Craig Stevens
Associate Professor in Ocean Physics, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
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The water beneath the ice is influential in its movement towards the ocean Image: Unsplash/Torsten Dederichs

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The submerged rivers and lakes are capable of causing flood events if there is too much water overflow Image: Unsplash/Long Ma

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The Kamb region as of yet has not been susceptible to ocean warming Image: Unsplash/Torsten Dederichs
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