REFILE-Sea icy off part of Antarctica despite fear of melt
First drilling tests under Fimbul ice show near freezing. No sign of melt; unlike thaw on Antarctic Peninsula. Sea water under an East Antarctic ice shelf showed no sign of higher temperatures despite fears of a thaw linked to global warming that could bring higher world ocean levels, first tests showed on Monday. Sensors lowered through three holes drilled in the Fimbul Ice Shelf showed the sea water is still around freezing and not at higher temperatures widely blamed for the break-up of 10 shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula, the most northerly part of the frozen continent in West Antarctica. "The water under the ice shelf is very close to the freezing point," Ole Anders Noest of the Norwegian Polar Institute wrote in a statement after drilling through the Fimbul, which is between 250 metres and 400 metres (820-1,310 ft) thick. ICE: The ocean beneath the Fimbul Ice Shelf is cold. WUWT: Antarctic sea water shows ‘no sign’ of warming. Daily Mail: Now tests show the ice ISN'T melting: Sea water under shelf in the East Antarctic is still freezing.