Greenland’s ice sheet is poised to melt forever — we have 600 years to stop it
Sounds like a long time, but we have our work cut out for ourselves.
Tag: ice
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.
Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s
On current trends, Greenland ice melting will cause 100 million people to be flooded each year by 2100.
NASA maps ice water reserves inches below Martian surface
A new map of water ice trapped beneath Mars' surface could inform astronauts where they should land.
Stop climate change or the Emperor penguins die, a new paper warns
I love penguins.
Greenland set to accelerate sea level change in the near future
Investment idea: pool air mattresses.
The different types of planets barreling through space
Yes, Pluto is here too.
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.
Our emissions could melt all the ice in Greenland by the year 3000 — and raise sea levels by 24 ft
Good thing we didn't call it Iceland, right?!
Arctic ecosystems “highly responsive” to climate change — and very hard to fix once broken
"Our results show a clear link in the timing of animal recovery and the recovery of Earth systems."
Some Martian clouds are made of ground-up meteors
That's pretty metal.
Research uncovered new, surprising melting patterns beneath the Ice Ross Shelf
Sometimes, you just have to look at individual trees to understand the forest.
Pluto’s ocean might be held in place by a thin layer of gas
Comfortably insulated.
Nearly one quarter of West Antarctica ice is unstable, melting, study reports
That's a LOT of ice.
Ice ages may be caused by tectonic activity in the tropics, new study proposes
Pixar left this part out of Ice Age.
Saturn’s rings are raining down — in about 100 million years, they’ll be gone
If you like it then you should have kept the rings on it.
Nuclear-powered ‘tunnelbot’ could probe the depths of Europa’s oceans
Europa's almost as cold as your ex's heart, just as frozen.
Ice in glaciers on Mount Everest is warmer than expected — or “hoped” for
"Warm" ice is a problem.