Glaciology

October 15th 2021

Massive Rift Detected in Arctic’s ‘Last Refuge of Ice’

Spotted to the north of Ellesmere Island, the 1,160-square-mile gap suggests this Arctic region is not as immune to climate change as assumed.

Climate Change George Dvorsky Oct 15

September 27th 2021

So Much Ice Has Melted, That the Earth’s Crust Is Shifting in Weird, New Ways

Nowhere can escape climate change. Even the Earth's crust is feeling the impact of rising temperatures and melting ice.

Climate Change Dharna Noor Sep 27

September 24th 2021

How Bigger Arctic Waves Are Changing Clouds

As sea ice retreats in the Arctic, it's leaving more open ocean. That's having unexpected and strange impacts on the region's cloud cover.

Climate Change Brian Kahn Sep 24

September 16th 2021

Rare Absence of Summer Snow Is Killing Mount Shasta’s Glaciers

Since the 21st century began, glaciers on the iconic California mountain have lost more than half of their volume and area.

Climate Change George Dvorsky Sep 16

August 24th 2021

This Hauntingly Beautiful Image Shows Greenland’s Massive Melt

A new satellite image captured over the southwestern part of Greenland shows the damage last week's heat wave did to the ice sheet.

Climate Change Dharna Noor Aug 24

August 23rd 2021

Gigantic Iceberg Nearly Smashes Into Antarctic Ice Shelf

The iceberg, designated A-74, is roughly twice the size of Chicago.

Earth Science George Dvorsky Aug 23

August 19th 2021

It Rained at the Summit of Greenland’s Ice Sheet for the First Time Ever Recorded

The rain triggered widespread ice melt—a warning sign for what the climate crisis may have in store.

Climate Change Dharna Noor Aug 19

August 2nd 2021

Greenland Lost Enough Ice in a Single Day to Cover Florida

Sunny skies and hot temperatures have contributed to a major meltdown. It's part of a worrying long-term trend of ice loss on the island.

Climate Change Molly Taft Aug 2

July 15th 2021

Satellite Images Reveal the Shocking Toll the Heat Wave Had on Pacific Northwest Snow and Ice

Scientists are getting ready to go out for their annual glacier monitoring trip. But satellite images already paint a grim picture.

Climate Change Brian Kahn Jul 15

July 9th 2021

Gif: Peizhen Xu, Bowen Cui, Xin Guo and Limin Tong, Zhejiang University/Gizmodo

This Bendable Ice Is Freaking Us Out

Tiny ice microfibers can bend into a near circle and then return to their original shape.

Science George Dvorsky Jul 9

July 2nd 2021

Gif: Australia Antarctic Program Partnership

Massive Antarctic Lake Disappears in Just a Few Days

Enough water to fill Sydney Harbor drained through a crack in the ice with the force of Niagara Falls.

Earth Science Molly Taft Jul 2

June 29th 2021

Alaska Just Had an ‘Ice Quake’ Due to the Extreme Heat Wave

The heat wave scorching the Pacific Northwest is having a ruinous effect on its landscape.

Earth Science Brianna Provenzano Jun 29

June 11th 2021

A Hanging Glacial ‘Tooth’ Caused February’s Deadly Indian Flash Flood

A new study points to an unusual cause behind the disaster that killed 200 in India this year.

Earth Science Molly Taft Jun 11

May 6th 2021

Melting Ice in the Alps Has Revealed World War I Relics

At a park in the Italian Alps, researchers have unearthed a trove of World War I relics that was previously hidden beneath layers of ice and frost. The fascinating discovery is also a sign of a scary climate future. The team came upon the findings in a cave just below the peak of Mount Scorluzzo…

Climate Change Dharna Noor May 6

May 5th 2021

If the Paris Agreement Fails, Sea Levels Could Rise 33 Feet

If we keep on the path we’re on, Antarctica might be really, truly toast. A new study shows that the continent might hit a tipping point within this century if we don’t keep warming in check, and we might be in for dozens of feat of sea level rise as a result. The study, published…

Climate Change Molly Taft May 5

April 30th 2021

Antarctica’s Springy Bedrock Could Make Sea Level Rise Even Worse

Look out world—the ice sheet is coming. New research says that the total collapse of a crucial ice sheet in Antarctica could mean that sea levels would rise an additional 30% more than scientists currently predict. The study, published Friday in Science Advances, deals with how the melting ice on the West Antarctic ice sheet…

Climate Change Molly Taft Apr 30

April 29th 2021

Declassified Satellite Images Show Glaciers Are Melting Faster Than Ever

The world’s glaciers are melting faster and the climate crisis is to blame, a new study shows. For a comprehensive new study, published in Nature on Wednesday, scientists analyzed half a million recently declassified 3D satellite images. The images span nearly two decades and 217,175 mountain glaciers, or nearly every single one on Earth. The…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Apr 29

April 12th 2021

An Alaskan Glacier Has Started Moving Really, Really Fast

If you’re visiting Alaska this year, you may get to experience a once-in-a-lifetime geologic event. A glacier in Denali National Park has started moving between 50 to 100 times faster than normal. Last month, a pilot flying over Denali—a park home to the tallest mountain in the U.S.—spotted unusual topography around Muldrow Glacier and took…

Climate Change Molly Taft Apr 12

April 9th 2021

First-Ever Observations From Under Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Are Bad News

Glaciers all over Antarctica are in trouble as ice there rapidly melts. There’s no Antarctic glacier whose fate is more consequential for our future than the Thwaites Glacier, and new research shows that things aren’t looking good for it. Researchers have known that the Thwaites Glacier is in trouble due to encroaching warm waters, but they’d…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Apr 9

April 6th 2021

Hundreds of Glacial Rivers Are Pouring Into the Belly of Greenland’s Ice

We use the cliched term “glacial pace” to describe something that moves really slowly. But new research shows that Greenland’s glaciers may actually be moving more rapidly than we thought thanks to rushing rivers on their surface. In 2015, a group of scientists took a NASA-funded expedition to the Russell Glacier in western Greenland to…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Apr 6

Massive Rift Detected in Arctic’s ‘Last Refuge of Ice’

So Much Ice Has Melted, That the Earth’s Crust Is Shifting in Weird, New Ways

How Bigger Arctic Waves Are Changing Clouds

Rare Absence of Summer Snow Is Killing Mount Shasta’s Glaciers

This Hauntingly Beautiful Image Shows Greenland’s Massive Melt

Gigantic Iceberg Nearly Smashes Into Antarctic Ice Shelf

It Rained at the Summit of Greenland’s Ice Sheet for the First Time Ever Recorded

Greenland Lost Enough Ice in a Single Day to Cover Florida

Satellite Images Reveal the Shocking Toll the Heat Wave Had on Pacific Northwest Snow and Ice

This Bendable Ice Is Freaking Us Out

Massive Antarctic Lake Disappears in Just a Few Days

Alaska Just Had an ‘Ice Quake’ Due to the Extreme Heat Wave

A Hanging Glacial ‘Tooth’ Caused February’s Deadly Indian Flash Flood

Melting Ice in the Alps Has Revealed World War I Relics

If the Paris Agreement Fails, Sea Levels Could Rise 33 Feet

Antarctica’s Springy Bedrock Could Make Sea Level Rise Even Worse

Declassified Satellite Images Show Glaciers Are Melting Faster Than Ever

An Alaskan Glacier Has Started Moving Really, Really Fast

First-Ever Observations From Under Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Are Bad News

Hundreds of Glacial Rivers Are Pouring Into the Belly of Greenland’s Ice

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