Meet the “Ice Man” saving Himalayan farms with artificial glaciers
An engineer’s clever artificial glaciers bring water back to parched Himalayan fields.
Tag: glacier
Scientists find giant viruses on Greenland ice. Here’s why this is actually a very good thing
Researchers find giant viruses that may regulate algae growth, potentially reducing ice melt.
Venezuela has become the first country to lose all its glaciers
No more "eternal snows" in Venezuela.
Himalayan glaciers are melting faster than ever and may lose most of their ice
It's been an overlooked region of glacial melting due to lack of data.
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.
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.
West Antarctic bedrock is rising surprisingly fast — and this may slow down ice melt
Some rare good news.
Boaty McBoatface to lead 5-year expedition to one of the fastest-melting glaciers
It's one of the last barriers holding back a lot of water from hitting the ocean.
You can now play God with NASA’s new climate change simulator
You can make cool science.
NASA data shows climate change is threatening more glaciers than we thought
Ice might be melting much faster than we thought.
Venezuela to become the first country to lose its glaciers to global warming
Things are not looking good in Venezuela.
NASA snaps picture of huge crack in Greenland ice shelf
An unexpected crack has emerged across a giant Greenland glacier, raising concerns that a big chunk of the glacier might ...
Startling NASA photo reveals 300-foot-wide rift in Antarctic Ice Shelf
It looks like we're moving closer to a dramatic break-up.
Continents soak up water, slowing down sea level rise. This won’t go on forever, though
Today, sea levels rise at a rate double that recorded in the 20th century. That's a lot, but not nearly ...
This glacier produces half a million ice quakes a year
Somewhere in the Arctic, in the interior of the Greenland ice sheets, there lies a glacier like no other. This ...
Greenland Glacier Loses Huge Chunk of Ice
Scientists have reported the break of a huge part of Jakobshavn Glacier, one of the largest ones in Greenland. A ...
Central Asia glaciers are melting at an alarming rate threatening the water supply of millions
Glaciers covering Asia's Tian Shan mountains have lost a quarter of their mass over the past 50 years, at a ...
Everest glaciers might be gone thanks to global warming, new study concludes
A new study shows once again that no place on Earth is safe from the effects of climate change. Even ...
Huge Ice Shelf in Antarctica Set to Collapse
A NASA study has found that a huge ice shelf is set to collapse in a few years. The ice ...
Mars has giant belts of glaciers, Danish researchers claim
Astronomers have known for quite a while that Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but the Red Planet might also ...
Repeat Photography From the 1920s and Now Shows Incredible Glacier Retreat
Repeat photography (or rephotography) is a technique in which photographs are taken repeatedly at a site to see how it ...
Huge Antarctica Glacier might melt much faster than previously believed
Researchers from NASA, Imperial College in London and Texas University have discovered two seafloor troughs that allow warm ocean water ...
Time Lapse Video Shows Glacier Retreat
Fox Glacier is one of the most spectacular sights in New Zealand, receiving on average over 1,000 visits every day. ...
Iceberg the size of Singapore breaks away from Antarctica
An iceberg the size of Singapore has separated from Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier This kind of detachment is not ...
Antarctica in the past: warm and flat, before glaciers shaped it
We have a rather sound image in our heads of Antarctica: cold, barren and damn well inhospitable. Million of years ...
Glacier in Chile retreats half a mile in a year
According to Chile's Centre for Scientific Studies (CECs) it seems like an array of glaciers located in the country's south ...
Artificial glacier to cool Mongolian capital
Ulan Bator is a weird town; while some people live in skyscrapers, or big fancy villas, some still live in ...
Iceberg the size of NYC forming in Antarctica
Part of an ambitious NASA survey over the Antarctic, which intends on 3D mapping the continent's glaciers in detail, one ...
Warmer oceans lead to faster glacier melting
There isn't any news for anyone, I hope, that the Earth is on the heater right now, and as time ...
Glaciers are melting faster than previously thought, new study says
By means of a new mathematical model, scientists have been able to calculate the displacement of ice in glaciers along ...
