New research shows melting ice is causing the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) to slow down, with widespread consequences for the world’s climate and ecosystems.
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This tsunami, triggered by a melting glacier in Greenland, is a sign of things to come.
The National Science Foundation says that the JOIDES Resolution has become too costly to fund. But scientists say its $72 million annual budget pales compared with discoveries the ship has enabled.
From ice cores extracted from the Tibetan Plateau, scientists recovered the equivalent of 1,705 virus species. Reading their genomes tells the story of 41,000 years of climate change.
Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is a disaster in slow motion, a polar scientist writes. But in a rare bit of good news, the worst-case scenario may be off the table.
From the Arctic to the Himalayas, New Zealand and even Mexico, glaciers worldwide are retreating. But what happens when the ice is gone?
Few observations exist from before the 2002 Larsen B Ice Shelf collapse. We’ve now estimated how many billions of tons of glacier ice were lost – and what it means for the future.
The Juneau Icefield may now keep melting even if global warming stopped.
Understanding the evolution of purple algae could help us to protect glaciers.
Collaborative research by archaeologists, environmental scientists and tribal elders combines science and Indigenous knowledge to tell the story of centuries of life at a glacier’s edge.
An estimated 13 trillion litres of ice has already been lost from glaciers in New Zealand’s Southern Alps since 1978. Several are now approaching extinction.
Image of the majestic creatures remain powerful communicators of humanity’s connection with nature.
Scientists now have a better understanding of the risks ahead and a new early warning signal to watch for.
Sarah Nance uses geologic data and a variety of artistic media to help people think about their place in the landscapes they use and occupy.
Pine Island Glacier passed a tipping point decades ago, and it could do again in the future.
The world is on track to exceed 2°C warming within the next five years, with dire consequences for polar ice, mountain glaciers and permafrost – and human society.
If this case succeeds, it could set a precedent to hold major polluters responsible for the effects of climate change – even on the other side of the world.
Humanity has lost control of West Antarctic ice-sheet melting.
Alaska has at least 120 glacier-dammed lakes, and almost all have drained at least once since 1985, a new study shows. Small ones have been producing larger floods in recent years.
Like icy thermometers, glaciers overlying volcanoes shift according to temperature changes below.
Top contributors
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Principal Scientist & Programme Leader of Southern Hemisphere Climates and Environments, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
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Research Fellow, Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Geography and the Environment, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Geography, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor of Geoscience, University of Arizona
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Climate Scientist, British Antarctic Survey
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Reader, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Newcastle University
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Chair Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Ocean and Ice Scientist, British Antarctic Survey
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Professor of Glaciology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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PhD Researcher, Aberystwyth University
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Change, University of Dundee
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Professor of Glaciology and Earth Observation, University of Bristol
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Professor of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College
