Ice shelf protecting Antarctic glacier is on the verge of collapse
Pine Island connects the center of the western Antarctic ice sheet with the ocean.
Tag: glacier
Satellite data shows that the Earth’s glaciers are melting faster than ever before
This doesn't make it high on the idealio scale.
We should expect long-term ice loss even if we stop climate change today, according to a new study
Sometimes, there's just no putting the paste back in the tube -- or the ice back in the ice sheet.
Arctic ice shrinks to second lowest level on record
The Arctic won't be the same by the time our grandchildren see it.
The planet has lost 28 trillion tons of ice in less than 30 years, study finds
Under current trends, we're looking at a one-meter rise in sea levels by 2100.
New Zealand’s glaciers are melting faster than ever
They've lost almost 80% of their historical volume.
These Canadian ice caps were estimated to melt by 2022 — they’re already gone
Its a sign we'd better not ignore.
Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier (PIG) is spawning huge ‘piglet’ icebergs
The climate crisis is showing its effects in Antarctica.
Scientists drill on an Antarctic glacier to see if it will collapse
The Thwaites Glacier is 74.000 square miles and is vulnerable to climate change
Ancient viruses discovered in a 15,000-year-old glacier
Many unknown pathogens might lie inside the ice.
‘Most ice on Earth is very close to melting conditions,’ glacier expert warns
Even if we change our emissions now, we are committed to a lot of ice melt, says Prof. Kääb.
Sea level rise by 2300 is unavoidable, despite the Paris agreement
Ice takes a while to melt -- but melt it will, a new paper reports.
Mont Blanc glacier faces risk of collapse in Italy
Mont Blanc is Western Europe's highest mountain range and is popular with hikers, climbers, and skiers.
Melting Antarctic ice can ‘significantly’ delay climate heating in Southern Hemisphere
The trade-off, of course, is an 80 cm-higher global sea level.
Old pesticide pollutants are melting out of glaciers
Yet another consequence of climate change.
Eulogy for a glacier: Scientists honor Iceland’s first glacier lost to climate change
It's a stern reminder that we are changing the face of the planet.
Antarctic instability could raise sea levels by half a meter in 150 years
Currently, sea levels are 20 cm (almost 8 inches) above pre-industrial levels.
Nearly one quarter of West Antarctica ice is unstable, melting, study reports
That's a LOT of ice.
Even mountain glaciers are now contaminated with microplastic
Truly, no place on Earth has escaped pollution.
Ice in glaciers on Mount Everest is warmer than expected — or “hoped” for
"Warm" ice is a problem.