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Melting Glaciers Sound Surprisingly Like Rice Crispies

In Antarctica, you can do more than see the impact climate change is having on the icy landscape. You can hear it, too. And it turns out it that melting glaciers sound like a cross between Rice Crispies and a dissonant tune played on a marimba. Feast your ears on the sounds of our planetary…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Jan 16

Lake Michigan’s Latest Ice Ball Outbreak Was Incredible

Snowball fights are fun and all, but if you really want to up your game or possibly fend off a White Walker invasion, you should head on over to the Great Lakes to pick up some ice balls. On January 5th, an incredible scene was captured on the shores of Lake Michigan near Glen Arbor:…

Earth Science Maddie Stone Jan 10

Future El Niños Could Spell Trouble For the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

There’s a mad scramble underway in the scientific community to learn everything possible about the imperiled West Antarctic ice sheet, whose glaciers hold back enough water to raise global sea levels by 10 feet or more. The latest troubling climate factor to keep an eye on? El Niño. A team of researchers has learned that…

Climate Change Maddie Stone Jan 9

This Shattered Iceberg Under the Midnight Sun Took My Breath Away

If the Earth’s been feeling like a cold, dark place, devoid of reason and beauty, let me offer you some new perspective in the form of this stunning image of a shattered Antarctic iceberg under the midnight Sun. The ‘berg in question, B-44, broke off West Antarctica’s Pine Island glacier in September. Pine Island is…

Earther Maddie Stone Jan 2

Here’s What Greenland Will Look Like Once All the Ice Melts

Greenland has melted all the way to bedrock before, and it could happen again—especially if we keep pouring carbon into the air like there’s no tomorrow. Now, scientists have released a detailed map showing what the vast ice island would look like if it shed all of its ice. A disturbing prospect, but the images…

Earther Maddie Stone Dec 15

Bad News About Antarctica’s Most Stable Ice Sheet

The West Antarctic ice sheet’s imperiled glaciers get all the attention, but there’s an even larger pile of frozen water across the continent that scientists are starting to worry about. The East Antarctic ice sheet has long been considered very frozen and very stable—but a new analysis of some of its largest glaciers suggests this…

Earther Maddie Stone Dec 14

Dramatic Iceberg Breakup in Antarctica Has Scientists Even More Worried

Two months ago, a giant iceberg snapped off West Antarctica’s imperiled Pine Island Glacier. Scientists have been tracking the iceberg via satellites, and they’ve witnessed something rather bizarre. Very soon after calving, the ‘berg began shattering into lots of smaller pieces. Some are interpreting this at yet another sign that the ice shelf buttressing Pine…

Earther Maddie Stone Dec 5

How Mollusk DNA Could Reveal the Future of Antarctica’s Most Vulnerable Ice Sheet

Your DNA isn’t just a blueprint of who you are—it’s an archive of where you came from. Same goes for the DNA of all life on Earth, including the mollusks—snails, slugs, clams, and cephalopods—wriggling around on the Southern Ocean’s seafloor. It was only a matter of time before someone realized the genetic code of these…

Earther Maddie Stone Nov 27

Beneath Antarctica’s Sea Ice, Scientists Discover a Rapidly Changing World

Whoever you are, whatever you do, your job is almost certainly boring as hell compared with the researchers who spent the last six weeks diving beneath Antarctica’s sea ice to study alien life forms on the ocean floor. The scientists, from New Zealand and Finland, call themselves Science Under the Ice, and their mission is…

Earther Maddie Stone Nov 21

These Are the Most Detailed Maps of Antarctica’s Bedrock Yet

Climate change is ravaging the ice that covers Antarctica, and how fast it melts will make a huge difference in how fast oceans rise. But the shape of the bedrock underneath is as important as the temperatures above to understanding what comes next for the seventh continent. New research published in Nature Communications on Monday…

Earth Science Brian Kahn Nov 20

Algae Are Making Greenland Darker, and That’s Probably a Bad Thing

The Greenland ice sheet is getting darker, and that’s bad news for the Arctic thermostat, since darker surfaces absorb more heat. Now, a pair of scientists have concluded that in at least one section of Greenland, tiny algae play an outsized role in giving the ice its surprising shade. Every summer, a dark area appears…

Earth Science Maddie Stone Nov 9

Greenland’s Bedrock Is Unexpectedly Deep, Which Is Really Bad for Ice Melt

It’s well known that Greenland contains a ton of frozen water—enough to raise sea levels by nearly 25 feet were it all to melt. Unfortunately, new research suggests melting may occur faster than we thought as the Earth warms, because of how Greenland’s glaciers are anchored to bedrock. A study published this week in Geophysical…

Earth Science Maddie Stone Nov 2

Scientists Just Found Another Vulnerability in Antarctica’s Icy Armor

It’s becoming increasingly clear that no place on Earth is safe from the influence of carbon pollution, and East Antarctica is no exception. Research published on Wednesday in Science Advances is the latest troubling sign to emerge for the region, showing that natural processes that cause melt could accelerate due to climate change. It’s just…

Earther Brian Kahn Nov 1

Is Antarctica’s Scarred Seafloor a Harbinger of Trouble to Come?

The Earth contains hints about its past everywhere. And as we hurtle toward a much warmer future, those clues can tell us a lot about what we face. In Antarctica, that’s never been more important. The glaciers tumbling down from West Antarctica’s ice sheet hold back a massive amount of ice that could raise sea…

Earther Brian Kahn Oct 27

Melting Glaciers Sound Surprisingly Like Rice Crispies

Lake Michigan’s Latest Ice Ball Outbreak Was Incredible

Future El Niños Could Spell Trouble For the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

This Shattered Iceberg Under the Midnight Sun Took My Breath Away

Here’s What Greenland Will Look Like Once All the Ice Melts

Bad News About Antarctica’s Most Stable Ice Sheet

Dramatic Iceberg Breakup in Antarctica Has Scientists Even More Worried

How Mollusk DNA Could Reveal the Future of Antarctica’s Most Vulnerable Ice Sheet

Beneath Antarctica’s Sea Ice, Scientists Discover a Rapidly Changing World

These Are the Most Detailed Maps of Antarctica’s Bedrock Yet

Algae Are Making Greenland Darker, and That’s Probably a Bad Thing

Greenland’s Bedrock Is Unexpectedly Deep, Which Is Really Bad for Ice Melt

Scientists Just Found Another Vulnerability in Antarctica’s Icy Armor

Is Antarctica’s Scarred Seafloor a Harbinger of Trouble to Come?

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