Rising heat from the ocean is causing Antarctica to melt from below — potentially accelerating weather events, study claims

Nypost · Apr 28, 2026 · 711 words · By Ben Cost

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Rising heat from the ocean is causing Antarctica to melt from below — potentially accelerating weather events, study claims Antarctica is melting from below due to rising heat from the ocean, threatening the ice shelves, potentially accelerating sea rise and…

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“It’s almost like someone turned on the hot tap and now the bath is getting warmer!” said senior author Prof.

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Sarah Purkey, from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, in a statement.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “researchers were able to construct a record of detailed monthly snapshots over the last 40 years”

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The web results provided discuss ocean acoustics and rainfall estimations, but do not mention the specific 40-year monthly snapshot record created by the Cambridge/UC researchers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Monthly oceanic rainfall estimations were then performed using the three aforementioned variables in place of the rain column height. As expected, the results show that differences in the rainfall est…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233133767_Impact_of…

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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers devised a way to measure changes in ocean temperature using earthquakes. By mining historical seismic records, researchers got a glimpse of past ocean trends.
https://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/ocean-acoustics-conf…

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web search NEUTRAL — Axel Timmermann‘s study suggests that ocean temperatures exceeded even those of the record-breaking El Niño year of 1998. Timmermann is a climate scientist studying variability of the global climate s…
https://earthsky.org/earth/this-summers-ocean-temperatures-w…

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Claim 2: “The new research, which was conducted over decades by researchers at the University of Cambridge in collaboration with the University of California, focused on the movement of a warm salty mass called the “circumpolar deep water” (CDR).”

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Web search results explicitly mention a study led by the University of Cambridge with collaborators from the University of California focusing on the movement of 'circumpolar deep water'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press in the world. Cambridge Universi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_University_Press

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A research university or a research-intensive university is a university that is committed to research as a central part of its mission. They are "the key sites of knowledge production", along with "i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_university

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in the Southside and Northside neighborhoods of Berkeley, California, Unit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berk…

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Claim 3: “over the past 20 years, this undersea heat source has expanded and moved toward the Antarctic continental shelf”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the study (led by Cambridge and UC) showed that circumpolar deep water has expanded and moved closer to the Antarctic continental shelf.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is an ocean current that flows clockwise (as seen from the South Pole) from west to east around Antarctica. An alternative name for the ACC is the West Wind Dri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Circumpolar_Current

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Antarctic Convergence or Antarctic Polar Front is a marine belt encircling Antarctica where cold, northward-flowing Antarctic waters meet the warmer waters of the sub-Antarctic. The line, which va…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Convergence

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of 21,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ocean

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Claim 4: “They found that the CDR not only contributes to the melting of ice shelves, but also drives back where the ice meets the bedrock”

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No evidence was found after searching for this specific claim regarding the grounding line and bedrock.

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Claim 5: “Antarctica is melting from below due to rising heat from the ocean”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that rising ocean heat is causing Antarctica to melt from below, specifically mentioning the threat to ice shelves.

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web search NEUTRAL — New research shows tides influence how ocean heat is transported under Antarctica’s floating ice shelves, changing the energy available to melt the ice from below.
https://theconversation.com/antarcticas-ice-shelves-are-vuln…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hidden Heat Is Melting Antarctica From Below.According to the study, long channels carved into the undersides of these ice shelves can trap relatively warm ocean water, intensifying melting in specifi…
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260509210637.h…

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web search NEUTRAL — Antarctica is melting from below due to rising heat from the ocean, threatening the ice shelves, potentially accelerating sea rise and other catastrophic climate effects around the globe, per an alarm…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/science/rising-oceanic-heat-is…

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Claim 6: “Prior studies of the Southern Ocean... relied on transmissions from passing ships around once a decade.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'previous' and 'prior', and does not contain information about Southern Ocean study methodologies.

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web search NEUTRAL — previous and prior imply existing or occurring earlier, but prior often adds an implication of greater importance.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/previous

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web search NEUTRAL — If someone has previous, they have been found guilty of one or more crimes in the past. Previous is short for "previous convictions ": He's got previous for stealing from his employer.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/previous

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web search NEUTRAL — 1. coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner. 2. Informal. done, occurring, etc., before the proper time; premature: Aren't you a little previous with that request?
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/previous

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Claim 7: “Climate models have suggested that the production of cold, dense water will decline in Antarctica”

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No evidence was found after searching for this specific claim regarding climate models and cold, dense water production.

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Claim 8: “In October, even Bill Gates... said climate change “will not lead to humanity’s demise””

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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference from Nypost and multiple independent web search results stating Bill Gates said climate change 'will not lead to humanity's demise'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gates Foundation is an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Based in Seattle, Washington, it was launched in 2000 and is reported to be the third-wealthiest …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gates_Foundation

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Mic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Henry Gates II (November 30, 1925 – September 14, 2020), better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader. He was the founder of the law firm Shidler …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates_Sr.

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Claim 9: “Antarctica’s inland ice sheets and glaciers... collectively harbor enough water to raise sea levels by an apocalyptic 190 feet.”

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While Wikipedia and Britannica confirm Antarctica's size and ice coverage, the specific figure of '190 feet' of sea level rise was not found in the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mount Takahe is a 3,460-metre-high (11,350 ft) snow-covered shield volcano in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the Amundsen Sea. It is a c. 30-kilometre-wide (19 mi) mountain …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Takahe

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Antarctica ( ) is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The geography of Antarctica is dominated by its south polar location and, thus, by ice. The Antarctic continent, located in the Earth's Southern Hemisphere, is centered asymmetrically around the South…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Antarctica

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Claim 10: “A recent study found that AMOC will slow between 43% and 59% by 2100”

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Claim 11: “the researchers combined this intermittent ship data with intel from the Argo, a flotilla of floating probes”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of advertisements for AI study tools and online courses, which are irrelevant to the scientific study of Argo probes.

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web search NEUTRAL — Take online courses on Study.com that are fun and engaging. Pass exams to earn real college credit. Research schools and degrees to further your education.
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web search NEUTRAL — Master any subject with Studley AI. Trusted by more than 2,000,000 top students. Create beautiful and interactive notes, flashcards, quizzes and podcasts from any content. Study smarter, not harder.
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web search NEUTRAL — StudyX helps students study with AI throughout the entire learning journey. Students can use it to get homework help, turn lectures and study materials into notes, generate flashcards and quizzes for …
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Claim 12: “A combination of warmer air temperatures and ice melt runoff are weakening the the already at-risk Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC”

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