If the Antarctic glaciers melt, who will own the continent?

It is currently governed by the Antarctic Treaty System. But various countries claim a chunk of it. Most of these claims are not recognised by most other countries. read more

Once the entire Antarctic polar ice will melt, the shape of the world itself will be drastically different and then to predict the polarization of powers and capture of the land mass is a like making a a fiction film at the moment. read more

The actual processes at play revolve around the mixing of ocean water near the Antarctic coast. The warm water melting the glaciers generally comes from naturally occurring warm ocean currents. The water originates in other parts of the world and eventually flows down toward the South Pole. read more

The vast glaciers of western Antarctica are rapidly melting and losing ice to the sea and almost certainly have "passed the point of no return," according to new work by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and two universities. read more