how Antarctica's 'landfast' ice is dwindling and why that's bad news
- Written by Alexander Fraser, Senior Researcher in Antarctic Remote Sensing, University of Tasmania

There’s more to Antarctic ice than meets the eye. Sea ice is not a uniform crust overlying the salty Southern Ocean.
Our new research is the first to review the many crucial roles of “landfast” sea ice around Antarctica. Landfast ice is frozen seawater that is fastened...