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A simulation to visualize the evolution of Alpine ice cover over the last 120,000 years
Oct 19, 2023 (SPX)
A new computer model makes it possible to reconstruct this evolution with unprecedented precision. It provides a direct visualization of the phenomena, making t...
Retreating glaciers reveal new pastures for conservationists
Oct 19, 2023 (AFP)
The rocks bore the markings of the ice and, on an unseasonably hot day in October high above the ski resort of Chamonix, experts from the Ice and Life research ...
Reversing warming may stop Greenland ice sheet collapse: study
Oct 18, 2023 (AFP)
But the study by an international team of researchers found there would still be hope to prevent a collapse of the ice sheet -- if warming is reversed and broug...
Over 40 percent of Antarctica's ice shelves reduced in volume over 25 years
Oct 13, 2023 (SPX)
They found that almost all the ice shelves on the western side of Antarctica experienced ice loss. In contrast, most of the ice shelves on the eastern side stay...
Over 40% of Antarctica's ice shelves lost mass in 25 years: study
Oct 12, 2023 (AFP)
Ice shelves are freshwater extensions of the ice sheets that cover much of Antarctica, floating on the seas that surround the vast and ecologically fragile cont...
WWF urges end to deadlock on new Antarctic reserves
Oct 11, 2023 (AFP)
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources begins a fortnight of meetings in Australia next week, with the creation of three new p...
The village at the end of the world
Oct 11, 2023 (AFP)
Surviving among the icebergs of Greenland's Scoresby Sound, one of the toughest and most remote places on the planet, has never been easy. But their unique way ...
Glacial lake floods: a growing, unpredictable climate risk
Oct 06, 2023 (AFP)
AFP explains what glacial lake outburst floods are and the risks they pose, particularly in parts of Asia: What is a glacial lake outburst flood? A glacial lake...
Death toll in India glacial lake flood hits 40
Oct 06, 2023 (AFP)
Violent torrents stuck the remote state of Sikkim on Wednesday after the sudden bursting of a high-altitude glacial lake near India's borders with Nepal and Chi...
Mont Blanc shrinks by over two metres in two years
Oct 05, 2023 (AFP)
The 2.22-metre (7.28-foot) decline could be down to lower precipitation during summer, said Jean des Garets, chief geometer in the Haute-Savoie department of so...
At least 10 dead, 82 missing in India glacial lake burst
Oct 05, 2023 (AFP)
Violent flooding from glacier lakes dammed by loose rock has become more frequent as global temperatures rise and ice melts, with climate scientists warning the...
WVU researcher to help send swarm of marine robots on climate change quest beneath ocean ice
Oct 02, 2023 (SPX)
An assistant professor at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and a member of WVU Robotics, Yu has received National Science Fo...
Crossing glaciers and fjords: Norwegian reindeer migrate for winter
Sep 30, 2023 (AFP)
Over fourteen days, an AFP photographer followed the Kautokeino reindeer on their way back from their summer pasture in Seglvik to the Kautokeino lands near the...
Two 'catastrophic' years melt away 10% of Swiss glacier volume: study
Sep 28, 2023 (AFP)
Amid growing concerns over the dire toll of climate change, the study by the Cryospheric Commission (CC) of the Swiss Academy of Sciences showed a dramatic glac...
Laser-based ice-core sampling for studying climate change
Sep 26, 2023 (SPX)
Tree rings can tell us how old a tree is, and the color and width of the rings can tell us a little about the local climate during those years. Yearly growth of...
Glacier Loss Day indicates record breaking glacier melt
Sep 26, 2023 (SPX)
Since 2016, the researchers have also been surveying the glacier with a worldwide unique system: the surface of the glacier is scanned daily with a terrestrial ...
Antarctic sea ice hits lowest winter maximum on record: US data
Sep 26, 2023 (AFP)
As the southern hemisphere transitions into spring, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said in a statement that Antarctic sea ice had only reached...
Antarctica's glacial border migrates for miles with the tide
Sep 26, 2023 (SPX)
The grounding line of the southern Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica can shift up to 15 km (six miles) with changing tides, new analysis shows. The research, publis...
Researchers illuminate Snowball Earth melting and early life evolution
Sep 26, 2023 (SPX)
Furthermore, the research has provided evidence that the gradual oxidation of interglacial oceans created favorable environmental conditions crucial for the evo...
Bursting air bubbles may play a key role in how glacier ice melts
Sep 15, 2023 (SPX)
Published in Nature Geoscience, the study shows that glacier ice, characterized by pockets of pressurized air, melts much more quickly than the bubble-free sea ...
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