NASA’s ICESat-2 Mission Maps 16 Years of Melting Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets
Using the most advanced Earth-observing laser instrument NASA has ever flown in space, a team of scientists led by the University of Washington has made…
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16 Years of Ice Sheet Loss Mapped by Most Advanced Earth-Observing Laser NASA Has Ever Flown in Space
Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland account for roughly a half-inch of sea level rise between 2003 and 2019. Using the most advanced Earth-observing laser…
Research Shows Antarctic Sea Ice Melt Translates to Weather Change in Tropics
Diminishing sea ice translates to warmer ocean, more rain, and stronger trade winds. Arctic and Antarctic ice loss will account for about one-fifth of the…
Vulnerable to Climate Change: Huge Antarctic Glacier Melting From the Bottom Up
The shape of the ground beneath Denman Glacier, which is melting from the bottom up, makes it particularly vulnerable to the intrusion of seawater. Denman…
Ancient Antarctica Rainforest Discovery Suggests Prehistoric World Much Warmer Than Thought
Researchers have found evidence of rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the climate was exceptionally warm at the time. A team…
NASA Satellites Track How Quickly the Poles Are Melting – Greenland Lost 600 Billion Tons of Ice in 2 Months
GRACE, GRACE-FO Satellite Data Track Ice Loss at the Poles Greenland and Antarctica are melting — but how quickly and which areas are most affected?…
6.4 Trillion Tons of Ice Lost: Antarctica, Greenland Melting Six Times Faster Than in the 1990s
The two regions have lost 6.4 trillion tons of ice in three decades; unabated, this rate of melting could cause flooding that affects hundreds of…
Worst-Case Climate Change Scenario: Greenland and Antarctica Losing Ice 6x Faster Than Expected
According to a new report, Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice six times faster than in the 1990s – currently on track with the Intergovernmental…
First Scientific Evidence of a Potentially Invasive Species to Reach Antarctica – Here’s How It Got There
Drifting algae in the Austral Ocean can bring invasive species to the Antarctic coasts, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. The…
Physics Shows Antarctic Glacier Ice Walls Are Vital Protection for the Climate
Inland Antarctic ice contains volumes of water that can raise global sea levels by several meters. A new study published in the journal Nature shows…
Dramatic Melting of Antarctica Under Record Heat Caught by Shocking NASA Satellite Images
On February 6, 2020, weather stations recorded the hottest temperature on record for Antarctica. Thermometers at the Esperanza Base on the northern tip of the…
Fears of Massive Greenhouse Gas Release From Old Carbon Reservoirs Are Overblown
Permafrost in the soil and methane hydrates deep in the ocean are large reservoirs of ancient carbon. As soil and ocean temperatures rise, the reservoirs…
The Antarctica Factor: Model Uncertainties Reveal Upcoming Sea Level Risk
Sea level rise due to ice loss in Antarctica could become a major risk for coastal protection even in the near term, scientists say. “The…
Ancient Antarctic Ice Melt Increased Sea Levels by Over 3 Meters — and We’re Headed There Again
Rising ocean temperatures drove the melting of Antarctic ice sheets and caused extreme sea level rise more than 100,000 years ago, a new international study…
Massive Iceberg 5 Times Larger Than Manhattan Shatters Into Pieces – Satellite Video
The Pine Island Glacier recently spawned an iceberg over 300 sq km that very quickly shattered into pieces. This almost cloud-free image, captured on February…
Alarming Discovery in Antarctica Serves as Warning Signal for Sea-Level Rise
Scientists Find Record Warm Water in Antarctica, Pointing to Cause Behind Troubling Glacier Melt A team of scientists has observed, for the first time, the…
CryoSat Discovers Antarctica’s Biggest Glacier’s Ice Loss Pattern Is Evolving
Ice loss from Pine Island Glacier has contributed more to sea-level rise over the past four decades than any other glacier in Antarctica. However, the…
Antarctica’s Biggest Glacier Is Thinning in Patterns Opposite to Previously Observed
Using the latest satellite technology from the European Space Agency (ESA), scientists from the University of Bristol have been tracking patterns of mass loss from…