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glaciers & ice sheets

Researchers set up a time-lapse camera on a hilltop overlooking the a tidewater glacier in central West Greenland.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Predicting the Future of Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 23 April 202029 September 2021

Despite recent leaps in our understanding of how climate change is affecting Greenland’s glaciers, many uncertainties remain.

Aerial view of an enormous tidewater glacier, Bowdoin Glacier, in Greenland
Posted inNews

Tuning in to a Glacial Symphony

Lesley Evans Ogden, Science Writer by Lesley Evans Ogden 17 April 20209 August 2022

New research focuses on the bubbling and bathtub-like sounds of a glacier.

Metal drill going into ice hole
Posted inNews

A Subglacial Lake in Antarctica Churns Out Nutrients

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 8 April 202029 April 2022

Eight hundred meters below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, microbes in subglacial Lake Whillans create organic carbon that helps power the Southern Ocean’s vast food chain.

Figure showing the zonal winds in the upper atmosphere of Pluto as a function of season for three Pluto years.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Capturing Pluto’s Heartbeat in a Computer

by Anni Määttänen 8 April 202017 February 2023

Unprecedented global climate model simulations, incorporating observational data from the New Horizons mission, reveal atmospheric circulations driven by a large ice cap on Pluto.

Glaciologist Erin Pettit, in a bandana and sunglasses, smiles from the door of a tent in Antarctica.
Posted inNews

Erin Pettit: Glaciologist, Artist, Mentor

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 30 March 202013 December 2021

Between research trips to Antarctica and the Arctic, Pettit regularly leads art- and science-focused wilderness expeditions for young women.

Thwaites glaciar
Posted inNews

“Terremotos Glaciales” Vistos por Primera Vez en Thwaites

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 March 202016 July 2025

Estos eventos sísmicos, provocados por los icebergs que se vuelcan y chocan contra Thwaites, revelan que el glaciar ha perdido parte de su plataforma flotante de hielo.

Seismic monitoring equipment sits atop snow at a remote test site in Antarctica with a helicopter in the background.
Posted inScience Updates

A Shared Resource for Studying Extreme Polar Environments

by J. Sweet, J. P. Winberry, A. Huerta, K. Anderson, B. Beaudoin, S. Bilek, P. Carpenter, K. Nikolaus, A. Roth, K. Arnell, N. Lingutla and B. Woodward 18 March 202028 July 2022

A new community pool of seismic instrumentation will facilitate and advance geologic and cryospheric research in Earth’s ice-covered environments.

Snout of a mountain glacier with terminal moraine
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Precipitation Plays a Key Role in Glacial Erosion

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 10 March 202024 February 2022

After comparing the climatic conditions at dozens of glaciers worldwide, researchers find that precipitation, not temperature, is the leading environmental factor driving glacial erosion.

El glaciar Zongo, visto en enero de 2010, se encuentra en Huayna Potosí, a unos 25 kilómetros al norte de la capital de Bolivia, La Paz.
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Los Incendios del Amazonas Contribuyen al Derretimiento de los Glaciares Andinos

by Michael Allen 25 February 202016 July 2025

Investigaciones recientes revelan que las emisiones de carbono negro producidas por los incendios en el Amazonas causan que los glaciares en los Andes absorban más radiación solar y se derritan más.

A science team moves equipment on sledges across the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica in 2019.
Posted inAGU News

The Threat at Thwaites

Heather Goss, AGU Publisher by Heather Goss 24 February 202013 December 2021

This Antarctic glacier is rapidly losing mass. An international team is digging into the ice to figure out just how bad it is.

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