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Aletsch glacier seen from Jungfraujoch.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Cosmic Muons Reveal the Land Hidden Under Ice

by Jenny Lunn 23 May 201730 September 2022

Scientists accurately map the shape of the bedrock beneath a glacier using a new technique.

Researchers conduct a lake survey in front of Glaciar Perito Moreno.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

In Patagonian Lakes, Glacial Meltwater Lies Low

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 12 May 20173 March 2023

A new study reveals key differences in ice-water interactions between glaciers that flow into lakes and glaciers that end in the sea.

A landscape near the Anglong glacier in Ritu County of western Tibet and the northern Himalayas.
Posted inScience Updates

Advancing a Multisphere Approach to Third Pole Research

by S. Shen and F. Zhang 11 May 201724 February 2023

The International Workshop on Land Surface Multi-spheres Processes of Tibetan Plateau; Xining, Qinghai Province, China, 8–10 August 2016

A large crack splits the ice about 100 meters from the face of Bowdoin Glacier.
Posted inNews

New Technique Reveals Iceberg Calving Process

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 1 May 20177 February 2023

Researchers used unmanned aerial vehicle data to model the growth of a fracture that broke a 1-kilometer-long iceberg off a Greenland glacier.

Photomicrogram of sediment coarse fraction from Heinrich Event 1, including forams and grains transported by icebergs.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Iceberg Surge During Last Deglaciation May Have Had Two Pulses

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 27 April 20174 May 2022

Seafloor sediment cores provide new clues that could help clarify the influence of ice sheet collapse on a period of ocean cooling marked by slowed deepwater circulation.

Researchers examine the impact of rising temperatures in the less studied East Antarctica
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Regions Are Most at Risk for Ice Loss in East Antarctica?

by S. Witman 31 March 201723 March 2023

Scientists model the impact of environmental warming on ice drainage basins in the less studied East Antarctica.

A view of Mars’s south polar ice cap, taken by Mars Express.
Posted inScience Updates

Mars Polar Intrigue Spurs Multidisciplinary Collaboration

by I. Smith, D. Beaty and T. Thorsteinsson 20 March 20178 March 2022

Sixth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration; Reykjavík, Iceland; 5–9 September 2016

A glacial outburst flood from Lhotse Glacier on 12 June 2016 threatens a stone wall adjacent to a village in Nepal.
Posted inNews

Glacial Outburst Flood near Mount Everest Caught on Video

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 14 March 20179 March 2023

More than 2 million cubic meters of water, hidden deep within Lhotse Glacier, spilled down toward the village of Chukhung, Nepal, in 2016.

Mt. Kilimanjaro.
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Kilimanjaro's Iconic Snows Mapped in Three Dimensions

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 3 March 20177 February 2023

New ground-penetrating radar measurements reveal the thickness and total ice volume of the mountain's Northern Ice Field.

Antarctic research team scrapes sediment cores from 1200 meters below the seafloor near the Cosgrove Ice Shelf.
Posted inNews

Déjà Vu? Ocean Warmth Melted Ancient West Antarctic Ice Shelf

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 30 January 201713 December 2021

Clues in seafloor sediments reveal that relatively warm water beneath western Antarctic ice shelves, a major factor in today's massive ice sheet retreat, also fueled some past ice loss.

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