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Snowfall and clouds may slow East Antarctic ice loss in a warmer world
A new modeling study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change , suggests that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet may be more resilient to extreme long-term warming than previously estimated.
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A modeling study in *Nature Climate Change* finds the East Antarctic Ice Sheet may be more resilient to long‑term warming than earlier estimates. Researchers from the IBS Center for Climate Physics at Pusan National University ran idealized simulations with varying atmospheric CO₂ over 100,000 years using a coupled global climate–ice‑sheet model. The model let the climate and the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets evolve together, rather than prescribing conditions. Results suggest increased snowfall, greater cloud cover, and shifts in atmospheric circulation could partially offset ice loss even under very high CO₂ concentrations.
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