Warm, humid ‘atmospheric rivers’ threaten Antarctica

Growing more common as the climate warms, these once-rare events could ultimately accelerate ice loss.

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Science
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2025-12-11
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aee6254
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Polar Research and Ecology
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Warm, humid ‘atmospheric rivers’ threaten Antarctica

Tim Vernimmen
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Polar Research and Ecology
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Warm, humid ‘atmospheric rivers’ threaten Antarctica

Tim Vernimmen
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Abstract

Growing more common as the climate warms, these once-rare events could ultimately accelerate ice loss.

ScienceVol. 390(6778)
Openalex Percentile: Top 61%
Polar Research and Ecology
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