TY - JOUR
T1 - Antarctic meteorites threatened by climate warming
AU - Tollenaar, Veronica
AU - Zekollari, Harry
AU - Kittel, Christoph
AU - Farinotti, Daniel
AU - Lhermitte, Stef
AU - Debaille, Vinciane
AU - Goderis, Steven
AU - Claeys, Philippe
AU - Joy, Katherine Helen
AU - Pattyn, Frank
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - More than 60% of meteorite finds on Earth originate from Antarctica. Using a data-driven analysis that identifies meteorite-rich sites in Antarctica, we show climate warming causes many extraterrestrial rocks to be lost from the surface by melting into the ice sheet. At present, approximately 5,000 meteorites become inaccessible per year (versus ~1,000 finds per year) and, independent of the emissions scenario, ~24% will be lost by 2050, potentially rising to ∼76% by 2100 under a high-emissions scenario.
AB - More than 60% of meteorite finds on Earth originate from Antarctica. Using a data-driven analysis that identifies meteorite-rich sites in Antarctica, we show climate warming causes many extraterrestrial rocks to be lost from the surface by melting into the ice sheet. At present, approximately 5,000 meteorites become inaccessible per year (versus ~1,000 finds per year) and, independent of the emissions scenario, ~24% will be lost by 2050, potentially rising to ∼76% by 2100 under a high-emissions scenario.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85189883841&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/s41558-024-01954-y
DO - 10.1038/s41558-024-01954-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85189883841
SN - 1758-678X
VL - 14
SP - 340
EP - 343
JO - Nature Climate Change
JF - Nature Climate Change
IS - 4
ER -
