Scientists Have Uncovered New Details of the Icy Depths
A deeper understanding of Antarctic Bottom Water. Researchers have learned new information on how Antarctica’s subsurface ice formation contributes to the circulation of cold, dense…
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2018 Arctic Summertime Sea Ice Minimum, Sixth Lowest on Record
Arctic sea ice likely reached its 2018 lowest extent on September 19 and again on September 23, according to NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow…
New Research Details the Net Retreat of Antarctic Glacier Grounding Lines
Antarctica’s great ice sheet is losing ground as it is eroded by warm ocean water circulating beneath its floating edge, a new study has found….
New NASA Study Brings Antarctic Ice Loss Into Sharper Focus
A NASA study based on an innovative technique for crunching torrents of satellite data provides the clearest picture yet of changes in Antarctic ice flow…
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 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…
Yale Scientists Solve the Problem of Sea Ice Thickness Distribution
Using molecular concepts and treating the ice floes of the frozen seas like colliding molecules in a fluid or gas, researchers at Yale University have…
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…
CryoSat Satellite Shows Increased Volume of Arctic Sea Ice
New measurements from ESA’s CryoSat Satellite show that the volume of Arctic sea ice increased following the unusually cool summer of 2013, suggesting that ice…
Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice Shelf Will Disintegrate Before the End of the Decade
A newly published NASA study reveals that the last remaining section of Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice Shelf is weakening and will likely to disintegrate completely…
Antarctic Ice Shelves Rapidly Thinning, Study Reveals 18 Percent Decrease in Thickness
New research shows that the Antarctic ice shelves are rapidly thinning, revealing an eighteen percent decrease in thickness over the course of roughly 20 years….
2015 Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Annual Extent is the Lowest on Record
Arctic sea ice has reached its peak winter extent for the year, and new data from the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center shows…
New Threat to East Antarctic Ice
New research reveals two seafloor gateways that could allow warm ocean water to reach the base of Totten Glacier, raising concerns about how it will…
