Research News September 14, 2026 University of British Columbia

Study confirms permanent loss of Canada’s last Arctic epishelf lake

Loss of the millennia-old ecosystem shows that even the Arctic’s projected last ice refuge is vulnerable

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A former channel beneath the Milne Ice Shelf, exposed after the ice broke apart. The channel carried freshwater from the epishelf lake to the Arctic Ocean.

Source: https://news.ubc.ca/2026/09/study-confirms-permanent-loss-of-canadas-last-arctic-epishelf-lake

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