Unavoidable future increase in West Antarctic ice-shelf melting over the twenty-first century

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 October 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01818-x

The authors use a regional ocean model to project ocean-driven ice-shelf melt in the Amundsen Sea. Already committed rapid ocean warming drives increased melt, regardless of emission scenario, suggesting extensive ice loss from West Antarctica. Nature Climate Change