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World's first global glacier graveyard unveiled in Iceland

Sep 07, 2024, at 10:15 pm

Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may wonder how the ancient island nation got its name.

Doomsday Glacier: Rapid retreat appears to be driven by different processes under its floating ice shelf

Mar 04, 2023, at 02:47 pm

The rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, which is nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier, appears to be driven by different processes under its floating ice shelf than researchers previously understood.

Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean

Jul 23, 2022, at 10:25 pm

New York: From the Amazon to the Andes and the snowy depths of Patagonia, extreme weather and climate change are causing mega-drought, extreme rainfall, deforestation and glacier melt across the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, according to a UN report published on Friday.

Research suggests glaciers are disappearing and sea levels are rising

Apr 15, 2019, at 04:32 pm

Ontario, Apr 15 (IBNS): As part of an international research collaboration, Queen’s University scientist and lead Canadian researcher Laura Thomson examined the contribution of Canadian glaciers and ice caps to global sea level rise.

Glacier shape influences susceptibility to melting

Apr 18, 2017, at 02:16 pm

Washington, Apr 18 (IBNS): A new NASA-funded study has identified which glaciers in West Greenland are most susceptible to thinning in the coming decades by analyzing how they’re shaped.