Explorers who crossed the Greenland ice sheet this season reported encountering rivers of meltwater and unstable snowpack, ...
Studies of historic ice sheets, such as Kelley and Jackson's, allow researchers to learn what caused them to collapse. Ice ...
A series of ocean currents in the Atlantic drive heat northward and control much of the world’s weather. Scientists believe the current — called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or ...
"Atmospheric rivers" are large-scale extreme weather systems that are making headlines more frequently. When viewed in satellite images, they appear just as described—like rivers in the sky. Though ...
The UK should coordinate with European partners and local communities to prioritize environmental safeguards while pursuing ...
Svalbard ice loss in 2024 accounted for 10% of the sea-level rise contribution from all glaciers in the world, a new study highlights.
Buried deep in Greenland's ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate. A sharp spike in platinum concentrations, discovered in an ice core (a cylinder of ...
Melting ice sheets in North America played a far greater role in driving global sea-level rise at the end of the last ice age ...
Buried deep in Greenland's ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate.
Georgia Tech researchers have developed a mathematical formula to predict the size of lakes that form on melting ice ...