"We're very lucky to be here; we also work very hard to be here." The post Scientists Scramble to Set Up Outpost on Rapidly ...
A team hopes to place instruments in the waters beneath the colossal Thwaites Glacier, with the help of a drill that uses hot ...
Glaciers are often treated as scenic features or scientific curiosities. In fact, they are critical infrastructure. Though they cover roughly a tenth of the Earth’s land surface, meltwater from ...
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As global warming melts glaciers, a novel sanctuary in Antarctica is opening to preserve ice samples
An ice core is something of a time capsule, containing the history of the Earth’s past atmosphere in a frozen climate archive ...
High in the mountains, glaciers once kept their cool—literally. The massive ice bodies create their own cold microclimates that retard melting even as the rest of the planet warms. But an exhaustive ...
New studies show how algae grows on ice and snow, creating “dark zones” that exacerbate melting in the consequential region.
The global retreat of glaciers and ice patches is both well-documented and concerning, a clear calling card from a warming world. And all around the globe, archaeologists have been springing into ...
MORTERATSCH, Switzerland — Almost 7,000 feet above sea level, the trail leading up to Morteratsch Glacier gets a little longer every year. Leo Hösli has made the climb many times. Each step sends ...
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