Media Coverage

The following articles were published about the AWARE field campaign.

Date, Headline, and Outlet

6/15/17: Widespread snowmelt detected in West Antarctica during unusually warm summer – “We can expect more major surface melt events” (Before It’s News)

6/15/17: El Nino events are having a greater influence on ice melting in Antarctica than before, according to a joint study announced today by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Ohio State University >> no link available (City News Service, Inc.)

6/15/17 Ohio State researchers find El Nino melting ice shelf (Columbus Dispatch Online)

6/15/17 CLIMATE RESEARCH; El Nino is melting ice shelf, OSU finds >> no link available (The Columbus Dispatch)

6/15/17 Ross Ice Shelf, largest floating ice platform on Earth, recently experienced a massive melt event (DAILY KOS)

6/15/17 Ice Area The Size of Texas Melts In Antarctica (The International Business Times)

6/15/17 Study: El Nino having greater effect on ice cap melting (KGTV-TV Online)

6/15/17 Strong 2015 El Niño Led To Large-Scale Antarctic Melting, Study Says (KPBS-TV Online)

6/15/17 Local scientists report substantial ice melting in Antarctica during recent El Nino

6/15/17 Scientists Report Large-Scale Surface Melting Event in Antarctica during 2015-16 El Nino

6/15/17 Widespread snowmelt in West Antarctica during unusually warm summer

6/15/17 Scientists report large-scale surface melting event in Antarctica during 2015-16 El Niño

6/15/17 The Ohio State University (via Public) / Widespread snowmelt in West Antarctica during unusually warm summer

6/15/17 Scientists Report Large-Scale Surface Melting Event in Antarctica during 2015-16 El Niño

6/15/17 Strong El Nino played a major role in warming the air above the ice, researchers report

6/15/17 SCIENTISTS REPORT LARGE-SCALE SURFACE MELTING EVENT IN ANTARCTICA DURING 2015-16 EL NIO

6/15/17 WIDESPREAD SNOWMELT IN WEST ANTARCTICA DURING UNUSUALLY WARM SUMMER STRONG EL NIO PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN WARMING THE AIR ABOVE THE ICE, RESEARCHERS REPORT

6/15/17 Unusual weather in Antarctica leads to rain and a Texas-sized melt

6/15/17 Scripps Study: Stronger El Nino Events Hastening Antarctic Ice Melting – Times of San Diego

6/15/17 Scientists just documented a massive, recent melt event on the surface of Antarctica

6/15/17 Researchers Document Widespread Melting on Antarctica’s Huge Ross Ice Shelf

6/15/17 El Nino events lead to ice melt in Antarctica

6/15/17 Scripps Study: Stronger El Nino Events Hastening Antarctic Ice Melting – Times of San Diego

6/16/17 Antarctic surface ice melt could be a sign of things to come

6/16/17 Scientists report ice shelf melt the size of Texas in Antarctica

6/16/17 Ross Ice Shelf, largest floating ice platform on Earth, recently experienced a massive melt event

6/16/17 Study: El Nino winds helped melt ice shelf

6/16/17 Scientists stunned by Antarctic rainfall and a melt area bigger than Texas

6/16/17 Widespread melting of West Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf documented

6/16/17 Scientists report enormous Texas-sized melting in Antarctica

6/16/17 Antarctica Sees Extensive Melting Despite Cold Winds, Surprising Scientists

6/16/17 A Texas-Sized Area of Antarctica Turned to Slush Last Year

6/16/17 A Texas-size chunk of Antarctica partially melted last year

6/16/17 Scientists report ice shelf melt the size of Texas in Antarctica – Redorbit

6/16/17 Massive melt on Antarctica might be ‘glimpse of the future’

6/16/17 From BNL: “With ARM Instruments Watching, an Extensive Summer Melt in West Antarctica”

6/16/17 Scientists Report Massive Melt Occurred In Antarctica Affecting An Area Larger Than Texas

6/16/17 2016 Antarctica Melt Event Was Bigger Than Texas, Scientists Conclude

6/16/17 Weird Weather in Antarctica Has Resulted in Rain, And a Melt Area The Size of Texas True Viral News

6/16/17 Antarctic ice melt tied to El Nino warming

6/17/17 Scientists Saw A Nearly Unheard Of Antarctic Meltdown

6/17/17 Massive El Niño melting event hit West Antarctica in 2016

6/18/17 A MASSIVE SURFACE ICE MELT IN WEST ANTARCTICA HAS SCIENTISTS WORRIED

6/18/17 Why Did an Enormous Chunk of West Antarctica Suddenly Start Melting?

6/18/17 A/C Optional Into Monday – Warming Up for 4th of July

6/18/17 MASSIVE MELTING EVENT THREATENS THE ECOSYSTEM IN ANTARCTICA

6/18/17 Antarctica sees massive surface melt

6/19/17 Thin ice: Vanishing ice only exacerbates a bad, climate change-fueled situation

6/20/17 Two big changes in Antarctica have scientists worried

6/20/17 Two big changes in Antarctica have scientists worriedTrue Viral News

6/20/17 (CNN) Antarctica is experiencing weird weather, and the changes have some scientists worried about the future

6/20/17 Antarctica is melting; scientists say that’s bad news

6/20/17 A huge part of Antarctica is melting and scientists say that’s bad news

6/21/17 Unprecedented ice melt in Antarctica

6/22/17 With Instruments Watching, Extensive Melt in West Antarctica

• The Hindu
  “Antarctica influencing weather in tropics”
  February 14, 2016
• The San Diego Union-Tribune
  “Aquarium to follow Scripps’ global expeditions”
  January 21, 2016
• Los Alamos Daily Post
  “Atmospheric Research Lab Bound For Antarctica”
  September 24, 2015
• The Antarctic Sun
  Keeping Scientists AWARE of the West Antarctic Climate
  May 12, 2016
• Grist
  Antarctica’s clouds are a big mystery to climate scientists
  January 6, 2016
• UPI
  Antarctic clouds studied again after 50-year break
  January 5, 2016
• Scientific American
  Antarctic Clouds Studied for First Time in 5 Decades
  January 5, 2016
• Nature
  Antarctic clouds studied for first time in five decades
  January 5, 2016
• Newswise
  AWARE: The Most Comprehensive Meteorological Study of Antarctica Ever Undertaken
  December 11, 2015