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Critical Antarctica glacier appears to be smoking in rare view from space

Critical Antarctica glacier appears to be smoking in rare view from space

Tired Earth October 30, 2024

From the ground, this would look like someone turned on a spooky fog machine in a haunted house over the....

Study yields new insights into the link between global warming and rising sea levels

Study yields new insights into the link between global warming and rising sea levels

Tired Earth August 03, 2024

By the same token, if emissions continue on the current trajectory, Antarctic ice loss could lead to more future sea....

Are we missing a crucial component of sea-level rise?

Are we missing a crucial component of sea-level rise?

Hannah Steiner September 15, 2022

Using numerical ice sheet models, the study co-authors tested hypotheses about whether the onset of such thaw could lead to....

World’s glaciers are melting faster than expected, with visible consequences

World’s glaciers are melting faster than expected, with visible consequences

Liang Lan August 01, 2022

The extreme temperatures Europe has experienced in recent weeks have resulted in an increase in the rate of snowpack melt....

We studied how the Antarctic ice sheet advanced and retreated over 10,000 years. It holds warnings for the future

We studied how the Antarctic ice sheet advanced and retreated over 10,000 years. It holds warnings for the future

Liang Lan July 14, 2022

Alarming stories from Antarctica are now more frequent than ever; the ice surface is melting, floating ice shelves are collapsing....

Microplastics found in freshly fallen Antarctic snow for first time

Microplastics found in freshly fallen Antarctic snow for first time

Liang Lan June 09, 2022

New Zealand researchers identified tiny plastics, which can be toxic to plants and animals, in 19 snow samples

Antarctic ice shelf nearly the size of Los Angeles collapsed as temperatures soared to 40 above normal

Antarctic ice shelf nearly the size of Los Angeles collapsed as temperatures soared to 40 above normal

Liang Lan March 28, 2022

An ice shelf in Antarctica nearly the size of Los Angeles disintegrated in mid-March within days of extraordinary warmth on....

Seawater seep may be speeding glacier melt, sea level rise

Seawater seep may be speeding glacier melt, sea level rise

Liang Lan February 14, 2022

The melting of ice sheets at the points where they float on and along the world's oceans is a major....