For the first time, scientists have directly observed the melting underside of an Antarctic ice shelf, Earth.com reported. An ...

ice over Greenland isn’t melting fast enough to have much of an impact on the planet’s continental drift. But it could still have a major influence on Iceland over the next several hundred years, ...

UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023 The U.N. weather agency is sounding a "red alert" about global warming, citing record ...

A giant hole has appeared in the sea ice of Antarctica and it's as big as Switzerland ... "This upwelling helps to explain how the sea ice might melt. But as sea ice melts this leads to a ...

Because most of Antarctica's ice lurks below sea level, it is more vulnerable to melt than Greenland's land-based ice — precariously so in West Antarctica. In 1978, glaciologist John Mercer ...

5, 2025 — Whether it's rivers cutting through earth, lava melting ... Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

Ice doesn’t often make the news, but recent headlines have been hard to ignore. For instance, a new report finds that melting glaciers could move the North Pole 90 feet by 2100. This shift could cause ...

Over the past two decades, satellite-based planetary observations have recorded rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers, ...

Antarctica’s winter sea ice usually forms a ... That spin drew a deep layer of warm, salty water nearer the surface, softening ice from below. Yet the meltwater should have freshened the lid and shut ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier’s surface, which can accelerate its melting. Glaciers are massive bodies of white ice that reflect a significant amount of sunlight. However, in areas where ...