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Increased vegetation in the Arctic region may counteract global warming
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
Climate change creates more shrub vegetation in barren, arctic ecosystems. A study at Lund University in Sweden shows that organisms, such as bacteria and fungi...
'Sleeping giant' glacier may lift seas two metres: study
May 18, 2016 (AFP)
A rapidly melting glacier atop East Antarctica is on track to lift oceans at least two metres, and could soon pass a "tipping point" of no return, researchers s...
Retreat of the ice followed by millennia of methane release
May 17, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists have calculated that the present day ice sheets keep vast amounts of climate gas methane in check. Ice sheets are heavy and cold, providing pressure ...
Shrinking shorebird pays the bill for rapid Arctic warming while wintering in the tropics
May 16, 2016 (SPX)
Red knots migrate between their breeding grounds in the Arctic and their wintering grounds in West Africa. Chicks currently born under rapidly warming condition...
Scientists track Greenland's ice melt with seismic waves
May 13, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers from MIT, Princeton University, and elsewhere have developed a new technique to monitor the seasonal changes in Greenland's ice sheet, using seismic...
The genetic history of Ice Age Europe
May 08, 2016 (SPX)
Analyses of ancient DNA from prehistoric humans paint a picture of dramatic population change in Europe from 45,000 to 7,000 years ago, according to a new study...
Influence of sea-ice loss on Arctic warming shaped by Pacific temps
May 08, 2016 (SPX)
The crucial role that sea-ice loss plays in rapid Arctic warming is regulated by variable climate patterns taking place in the Pacific Ocean, a pioneering new s...
What lies beneath West Antarctica
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
Three recent publications by early career researchers at three different institutions across the country provide the first look into the biogeochemistry, geophy...
Study finds ice isn't being lost from Greenland's interior
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists studying data from the top of the Greenland ice sheet have discovered that during winter in the center of the world's largest island, temperature inv...
Insulating layer of air above the Greenland ice sheet reduces precipitation
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
The Earth's climate has been warming, but even though the Greenland ice sheet is melting rapidly in the coastal regions, there are large parts of the ice sheet ...
Ice loss accelerating in Greenland's coastal glaciers
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
Surface meltwater draining through and underneath Greenland's tidewater glaciers is accelerating their loss of ice mass, according to a Dartmouth study that she...
Study finds limit on evaporation to ice sheets, but that may change
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
Although the coastal regions of the Greenland Ice Sheet are experiencing rapid melting, a significant portion of the interior of that ice sheet has remained sta...
Extreme weather linked to high pressure over Greenland
May 03, 2016 (SPX)
Greenland is one of the fastest-warming regions of the world, according to climate change experts at the University of Sheffield. New research, led by Professor...
Researchers discover fate of melting glacial ice in Greenland
Apr 29, 2016 (SPX)
Over the past several decades, scientists have observed a significant increase in the melting of glacial land ice on the island of Greenland, spurring concerns ...
New maps chart Greenland glaciers' melting risk
Apr 26, 2016 (JPL)
Many large glaciers in Greenland are at greater risk of melting from below than previously thought, according to new maps of the seafloor around Greenland creat...
IceBridge Begins Eighth Year of Arctic Flights
Apr 25, 2016 (SPX)
Operation IceBridge, NASA's airborne survey of polar ice, completed its first Greenland research flight of 2016 on April 19, kicking off its eighth spring Arcti...
Ancient tectonic activity was trigger for ice ages
Apr 25, 2016 (SPX)
For hundreds of millions of years, Earth's climate has remained on a fairly even keel, with some dramatic exceptions: Around 80 million years ago, the planet's ...
Nansen gives birth to two icebergs
Apr 20, 2016 (ESA)
Multiple satellites, including Europe's Sentinels, have captured images of two large icebergs that broke away from Antarctica's Nansen ice shelf on 7 April. The...
China spurs ships to use Arctic shipping route: report
Apr 20, 2016 (AFP)
China is looking to exploit the Northwest Passage, the fabled short-cut from the Pacific to the Atlantic, state-run media said Wednesday, with the world's bigge...
Ice streams can be slowed down by gas hydrates
Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)
One of the major questions today is: What are the ice sheets going to do in an ever-warming climate? Ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica are major contributo...
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