Tragedy stopped Mawson exploring this remote Antarctic region. We must get there to study its melting ice
By Matt King, Professor of Polar Geodesy and ARC Laureate Fellow, University of Tasmania
Nancy A.N. Bertler, Professor of Earth Sciences, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Earth Sciences New Zealand
If all the ice in the Wilkes Subglacial Basin melted, it would raise global sea levels 3 to 4 metres. It happened before – at temperatures we’re heading towards
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026