A new study led by University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh geologist Timothy Paulsen and University of Colorado Boulder thermochronologist Jeff Benowitz advances the understanding of the geologic history of Transantarctic Mountains bedrock, […]
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Microscopic Life Inhabiting Glacial Habitats On The Tibetan Plateau
Glaciers are important regulators of the Earth’s climate system, affecting the hydrological cycle, energy balance and the development of downstream ecosystems. Other than the polar regions, the Tibetan Plateau stands […]
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Ice Planet Assay: Machine Learning Model Calculates The Volume Of All Earth’s Glaciers
A team of researchers led by Niccolò Maffezzoli, “Marie Curie” fellow at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the University of California, Irvine, and an associate member of the Institute […]
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Ice Planet Update: State of the Cryosphere Report 2024 – Lost Ice, Global Damage
In the State of the Cryosphere 2024 – Lost Ice, Global Damage report, over 50 leading cryosphere scientists warn of vastly higher impacts and costs to the global economy given […]
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Melting Glaciers May Have Sped Up Continental Drift and Fueled Volcanic Eruptions
Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in the Atlantic Ocean, may have temporarily […]
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Four-million-year Marinoan Snowball Shows Multiple Routes To Deglaciation
Twice during the Neoproterozoic Era, Earth experienced runaway ice-albedo catastrophes that resulted in multimillion year, low-latitude glaciations: the Sturtian and Marinoan snowball Earths.
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How Ancient Glaciers Helped Life Evolve On Earth
New Curtin University research has revealed how massive ancient glaciers acted like giant bulldozers, reshaping Earth’s surface and paving the way for complex life to flourish.
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Ice Planet Recon: Drone Experiment Reveals How Greenland’s Ice Sheet Is Changing
For the first time, researchers have collected detailed measurements of water vapor high above the surface of the Greenland ice sheet. Their research, aided by a custom-designed drone, could help […]
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Single-cell Imaging Reveals Efficient Nutrient Uptake And Growth Of Microalgae Darkening The Greenland Ice Sheet
Blooms of dark pigmented microalgae accelerate glacier and ice sheet melting by reducing the surface albedo.
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New Map Of The Landscape Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Unveiled
Antarctica’s ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international scientists led from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).