Ringed by Fractures (IMAGE) Columbia Climate School Caption Existing fracture systems within Antarctica's coastal ice shelves (white) predicted by a machine-learning model. Melt water has reached very few of them, but this could change rapidly if the air warms. Credit Adapted from Lai et al., Nature 2020 Usage Restrictions Credit must be given. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.