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Antarctica’s Ice Deception: New Study Reveals Surprising Thinness of Ice Shelves

Ohio State University — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 01:40:07 +0000

A new effort aims to more accurately measure the loss of ice shelves in Antarctica. Global ice dams are weakening due to rising temperatures, leading...

Unstable Ice: Antarctic Glacier’s Sudden Collapse Rattles Scientists

University of Leeds — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 05:05:42 +0000

Scientists have found that even seemingly stable glaciers in the Antarctic can “switch very rapidly” and lose large quantities of ice as a result of...

Alarming Findings: Glaciers in the Western United States Are Disappearing

Portland State University — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 18:58:53 +0000

Glaciers in the Western United States are disappearing. A recent study by researchers at Portland State University has revealed significant changes in glaciers. The findings...

Glacier Loss Day Alert: Unprecedented Melt Rates Shatter Records

University of Innsbruck — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 06:26:33 +0000

In the summer of 2022, one of Tyrol’s most expansive glaciers experienced its most significant loss of mass on record. Last year, the Hintereisferner in...

Could We Artificially Dim the Sun Prevent Global Warming?

University of Bern — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:54:32 +0000

Using geoengineering techniques, the climate could theoretically be artificially influenced and cooled. Scientists from Bern have now explored the feasibility of halting the melting of...

Unlocking Ancient Climate Secrets – Melting Ice Likely Triggered Climate Change Over 8,000 Years Ago

University of Leeds — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 14:20:06 +0000

Scientists analyzing geological samples from Scotland’s Ythan Estuary have pinpointed a melting ice sheet as the likely trigger of a major climate-change event just over...

Why Are Tidewater Glaciers Retreating at Unprecedented Rates? Scientists Discover New Clue

Oregon State University — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 23:22:07 +0000

Research from Oregon State University has discovered a potential reason for the rapid retreat of sea-terminating glaciers: the bursting of tiny, pressurized bubbles in underwater...

The Arctic’s Unseen Savior: The Montreal Protocol Has Delayed an Ice-Free Arctic by 15 Years

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 07:35:54 +0000

Recent studies indicate that the implementation of the 1987 global agreement aimed at safeguarding the ozone layer has successfully delayed the emergence of the initial...

Climate Change Could Be Catastrophic to Antarctica’s Major Ice Sheets – But the Ice Has Melted Before

Norwegian University of Science and Technology — Mon, 15 May 2023 11:12:59 +0000

The potential consequences of climate change-induced melting of Antarctica’s major ice sheets would be catastrophic. However, at least one ice sheet in East Antarctica experienced...

Unprecedented Retreat – Once Stable Glacier Now Rapidly Receding at an Alarming Rate

Ohio State University — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 23:11:42 +0000

A recent study has revealed that the rising temperatures of the Atlantic Ocean are putting previously stable glaciers at risk. According to a recent study,...

20 Times Quicker – Ice Sheets Can Collapse Far Faster Than Previously Thought Possible

Newcastle University — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 02:14:34 +0000

Scientists discover that during periods of global warming, ice sheets can retreat at a pace of up to 600 meters per day, which is 20...

Scientists Have Uncovered New Details of the Icy Depths

Hokkaido University — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:35:02 +0000

A deeper understanding of Antarctic Bottom Water. Researchers have learned new information on how Antarctica’s subsurface ice formation contributes to the circulation of cold, dense...

2018 Arctic Summertime Sea Ice Minimum, Sixth Lowest on Record

Maria-José Viñas, NASA's Earth Science News Team — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 13:37:28 +0000

Arctic sea ice likely reached its 2018 lowest extent on September 19 and again on September 23, according to NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow...

New Research Details the Net Retreat of Antarctic Glacier Grounding Lines

Anna Harrison, University of Leeds — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:22:04 +0000

Antarctica’s great ice sheet is losing ground as it is eroded by warm ocean water circulating beneath its floating edge, a new study has found....

New NASA Study Brings Antarctic Ice Loss Into Sharper Focus

Pat Brennan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 01:32:52 +0000

A NASA study based on an innovative technique for crunching torrents of satellite data provides the clearest picture yet of changes in Antarctic ice flow...

Machine Learning Helps Predict the Geothermal Heat Flux in Greenland

University of Kansas — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:52:49 +0000

A paper appearing in Geophysical Research Letters uses machine learning to craft an improved model for understanding geothermal heat flux — heat emanating from the...

Researchers Provide New Insights about Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet

Jessica Wolf, University of California - Los Angeles — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:27:27 +0000

A UCLA-led team was the first to measure Greenland’s melting glaciers from the top of the ice sheet. Their discoveries could help scientists better predict...

NASA Scientists Reveal a New Mode of Ice Loss in Greenland

Alan Buis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory — Thu, 25 May 2017 16:15:15 +0000

A new NASA study published in Geophysical Research Letters reveals that during Greenland’s hottest summers on record, 2010 and 2012, the ice in Rink Glacier...

New Research Shows Greenland Ice Sheet Movement is Decreasing Despite Warming

Samson Reiny, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:22:38 +0000

A newly published study from the University of Edinburgh shows that the movement of the southwest portion of the Greenland Ice Sheet that terminates on...

Yale Scientists Solve the Problem of Sea Ice Thickness Distribution

Jim Shelton, Yale University — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 16:36:59 +0000

Using molecular concepts and treating the ice floes of the frozen seas like colliding molecules in a fluid or gas, researchers at Yale University have...

NASA Continues to Research Greenland Ice Sheet Melt and Sea Level Rise

Maria-José Viñas, NASA's Earth Science News Team — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:58:46 +0000

Scientists gather field data on the Greenland Ice Sheet to help verify climate models that are used to estimate future sea level rise and to...

NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland Mission Maps Greenland’s Coastline

Alan Buis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:56:23 +0000

NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland mission is making the first high-resolution maps of the complete Greenland coast and continental shelf, helping scientists to better understand ice...

Jakobshavn Glacier Sheds a Massive Chunk of Ice

European Space Agency — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 15:23:30 +0000

New ESA satellite images show that the fastest-moving glacier in the world (the Jakobshavn glacier) shed a massive chunk of ice measuring around 12.5 square...

Study Shows Greenland’s Undercut Glaciers Melting Faster than Thought

Alan Buis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:09:23 +0000

In a newly published study, a team of researchers reveal that Greenland’s glaciers are likely melting faster than previously thought. Greenland’s glaciers flowing into the...