Image of an Icy Heart for Valentine’s Day
The year 2017 was a record-breaking one for Operation IceBridge, NASA’s aerial survey of the state of polar ice. For the first time in the…
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Machine Learning Helps Predict the Geothermal Heat Flux in Greenland
A paper appearing in Geophysical Research Letters uses machine learning to craft an improved model for understanding geothermal heat flux — heat emanating from the…
Researchers Provide New Insights about Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet
A UCLA-led team was the first to measure Greenland’s melting glaciers from the top of the ice sheet. Their discoveries could help scientists better predict…
NASA Scientists Reveal a New Mode of Ice Loss in Greenland
A new NASA study published in Geophysical Research Letters reveals that during Greenland’s hottest summers on record, 2010 and 2012, the ice in Rink Glacier…
New NASA Research Identifies Pathway for Greenland Meltwater to Reach Ocean
New NASA research found that large crevasses provide aquifer water upstream of Greenland’s Helheim Glacier with a clear escape to the ocean. This discovery helps…
New Research Shows Greenland Ice Sheet Movement is Decreasing Despite Warming
A newly published study from the University of Edinburgh shows that the movement of the southwest portion of the Greenland Ice Sheet that terminates on…
NASA Continues to Research Greenland Ice Sheet Melt and Sea Level Rise
Scientists gather field data on the Greenland Ice Sheet to help verify climate models that are used to estimate future sea level rise and to…
NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland Mission Maps Greenland’s Coastline
NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland mission is making the first high-resolution maps of the complete Greenland coast and continental shelf, helping scientists to better understand ice…
Jakobshavn Glacier Sheds a Massive Chunk of Ice
New ESA satellite images show that the fastest moving glacier in the world (the Jakobshavn glacier) shed a massive chunk of ice measuring around 12.5…
Study Shows Greenland’s Undercut Glaciers Melting Faster than Thought
In a newly published study, a team of researchers reveal that Greenland’s glaciers are likely melting faster than previously thought. Greenland’s glaciers flowing into the…
First Comprehensive 3D Map of Layers Deep Inside the Greenland Ice Sheet
Using ice-penetrating radar data and data collected from earlier airborne campaigns, scientists have built the first-ever comprehensive map of layers deep inside the Greenland Ice…
NASA Data Reveal Subglacial Lakes Refilling in Greenland
New research found evidence of a drained and refilled subglacial lake in Greenland, revealing that surface meltwater can be trapped and stored at the bed…
Rivers of Glacial Meltwater Contribute to Rising Sea Levels
Using satellite and field work after an extreme melt event in Greenland, new research shows that melt-prone areas on the ice sheet develop a remarkably…
NASA Data Reveal New Insight into the Hidden Movements of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Using NASA satellite data and airborne remote sensing instruments, a newly published study reveals new insights into the movement of melt water flowing through the…
Study Shows Greenland Ice Sheet More Sensitive to Climate Change Than Previously Thought
A new study from the University of Cambridge reveals that the Greenland Ice Sheet, which covers 1.7 million square kilometers and contains enough ice to…
Scientists Discover Mega-Canyon under Greenland Ice Sheet
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown canyon hidden beneath two kilometers of ice in Greenland. The canyon is at least 750km long and in places…
New Research Explains Acceleration of Greenland’s Inland Ice
By developing a new model investigate the effects of meltwater on Greenland glaciers, researchers discovered that meltwater warms the ice sheet, which then softens, deforms,…
A Comprehensive Review on the Ice Melt in Antarctica & Greenland
A new study has come up with the most accurate estimate yet for the melting of the polar ice sheets, possibly ending decades of uncertainty…