At the bottom of the Earth sits a massive bowl of ice you may know as the West Antarctic ice sheet. Each day, the ocean laps away at its base, slowly eroding the glaciers that line its rim.
The so-called “doomsday” ice sheet of Antarctica – the Thwaites Glacier – is melting faster than previously believed, one of several recent changes in ice formation throughout the southern ...
The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is melting and causing sea levels to rise globally. In a worst-case scenario, cities ...
This glacier is huge — about the size of Florida, and if it were to entirely melt, the sea level would rise by an estimated 10 feet, which would inundate coastal cities like New York, Miami, New ...
It was only two years ago that studies of the infamous Thwaites Glacier, aka: the Doomsday Glacier located in West Antarctica, found rapid melting. At the time, scientists said it was “hanging ...
The so-called "Doomsday Glacier" in Antarctica sounds ominous in terms of climate change on Earth and it's the subject of endless debate in political circles. But what exactly is this glacier and ...
Glaciers—dynamic masses of ice descending from the mountain tops—have always been fascinating to humankind. They intrinsically belong to the high-alpine environment. Countless photographs immortalize ...
Melting of glaciers in a major Alaskan icefield has accelerated and could reach an irreversible tipping point earlier than previously thought. The research found that glacier loss on Juneau ...
When you are standing on a glacier that’s literally melting under your feet, says Schwikowski, “you really feel the urgency.” Due to climate change, high mountain glaciers are now endangered ...
Three million years ago, the atmosphere’s carbon-dioxide levels weren’t so different from those of today, but sea levels were dozens of meters higher. Looking that far back presents a ...
Like a magnifying glass on an anthill, excessive emissions from burning fossil fuels is melting the Antarctic ice sheet. The faster it liquefies, the more we're faced with the dire prospect of extreme ...
Three million years ago, the atmosphere’s carbon-dioxide levels weren’t so different from those of today, but sea levels were ...