Researchers link El Niño to accelerated melting of ice in the tropics
Aerial view of the Quelccaya ice cap (QIC; 13°56′ S, 70°50′ W) from October 11, 2023. The summit of the ...
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Atmospheric blocking slows ocean-driven melting of Greenland’s largest ice tongue
Visual representation of Glacier 79 North. Credit: Alfred Wegener Institute / Rebecca McPherson Northeast Greenland is home to the 79°N ...
Glaciers are melting and trees are burning: the identity crisis of America’s great parks
Glacier National Park will soon have none left. The giant trees of Sequoia Park are burning. Even the cacti in ...
Greenland’s ice sheet is melting and being replaced by vegetation, major satellite analysis shows
Russell Glacier and proglacial area, near Kangerlussuaq, west Greenland. Credit: Jonathan Carrivick An estimated 11,000 square miles or 28,707 square ...
Currently stable parts of East Antarctica may be closer to melting than we imagine
Collecting ground radar data to image kilometers of ice with electromagnetic waves. Credit: Eliza Dawson In a warming climate, Antarctic ...
Melting glaciers destroy important climate data archives
Even the “eternal ice” of Grand Combin is not made to last forever. At the top right of the photo ...
