Glaciers around the world are melting on a scale without precedent in recorded history, writes Alex Kirby. Measurements of over 5,000 glaciers show that they have been retreating so fast so far this century that even if climate is stablised, the ice losses will continue for years to come.
… World's glaciers melting at 'unprecedented' rate Alex … Science Water ufem_stock-glacier-cut.jpg Glaciers around the world are melting on a … writes Alex Kirby. Measurements of over 5,000 glaciers show that they have been retreating …
Many glaciers are melting away at a rapid rate. This could have serious consequences for half a billion people who depend on the ‘eternal snows’ to water their crops and for drinking. But as Jonathan Mitchell reports from Nepal, not everyone appears concerned
… Himalayan glaciers are 'not just melting, they are … Himalayas Water jmg00002.jpg Many glaciers are melting away at a rapid rate. … is certain. 'The debris-covered areas of the glaciers [in the Mount Everest region] are …
University of Oregon oceanographer Dave Sutherland studied the subsurface melting of the LeConte Glacier.
… subsurface melting of the LeConte Glacier. Glaciers could be melting underwater at a … beneath. But where there are vertical-face glaciers that end at the ocean, those … able to access the ice in this way. Tidewater glaciers are always calving and moving very …
The total collapse of glaciers in West Antarctica is 'inevitable', writes Tim Radford, as the southern hemisphere gets warmer and glaciers are undermined by seawater. The news has emerged from a new analysis of satellite data.
… West Antarctic glaciers 'past the point of no return' Tim … The total collapse of glaciers in West Antarctica is 'inevitable', … as the southern hemisphere gets warmer and glaciers are undermined by seawater. The news …
A dramatic shift has taken place in the glaciers of the southern Antarctic peninsula, writes Bert Wouters. Six years ago these previously stable bodies suddenly stated shedding 60 cubic kilometres of ice per year into the ocean. A stark warning of further surprises to come?
… Once-stable Antarctic glaciers have suddenly started melting Bert … A dramatic shift has taken place in the glaciers of the southern Antarctic peninsula, … of further surprises to come? Antarctica's glaciers have been making headlines during the …
Greenland's glaciers are more vulnerable to global warming than had previously been feared, reports Tim Radford, as ice bodies are undercut by seawater. The threat of rapidly rising sea levels just went up yet another notch.
… Greenland's glaciers 'more vulnerable' to rapid melting … Arctic greenland_ice-sheet.jpg Greenland's glaciers are more vulnerable to global warming … geophysical reasons why West Antarctica's glaciers are increasingly vulnerable to …
As Arctic Peoples at COP21 in Paris appeal for unity to halt global warming, writes Tim Radford, scientists report that Greenland's glaciers are now melting at a speed not seen since the last Ice Age almost 10,000 years ago.
… Greenland glaciers melt rate hits 9,500 year record Tim … Radford, scientists report that Greenland's glaciers are now melting at a speed not seen … the last Ice Age almost 10,000 years ago. The glaciers of Greenland are retreating two to …
Ice loss from glaciers is important because it contributes to rising sea levels.
… Emily Beament | 20th June 2019 News Himalayas Glaciers Climate Breakdown Science & Systems 21273795-1.jpg Ice loss from glaciers is important because it contributes … sea levels. The rate at which Himalayan glaciers are melting has doubled in recent …
The Tibetan Plateau, or 'third pole', is the forgotten part of the climate crisis conversation.
… | 19th July 2019 News Tibet Climate Emergency Glaciers Black Soot cu30asgwsaidzfj.jpg The … That supply of water starts with dripping glaciers in Tibet. Which are melting twice as … desert taking over grasslands. Melting glaciers Why does this matter? In the short …
Scientists know that if Antarctica's ice sheets and glaciers collapse, sea levels could rise 5 metres. But the idea that it will take 200 years to happen is based on a linear model, writes Dady Cherry. In fact, the process is exponential - and could take place 'within decades'.
… know that if Antarctica's ice sheets and glaciers collapse, sea levels could rise 5 … and it is impossible to imagine. When glaciers no longer rest on bedrock, they are … to map the edges of a series of glaciers that drain into a large bay called …
As temperatures rise in the Southern Ocean, warmer currents are eroding the Antarctic ice sheet from below, writes Tim Radford - causing the melting rate to treble in two decades to 83 billion tonnes a year.
… invisible agency - and the rate of melting of glaciers has trebled in the last two decades. … that the melting of the West Antarctic glaciers has accelerated threefold in the last … warmer waters has accelerated the melting of glaciers in West Antarctica, and there is no …
A new study has found that the NE section of the Greenland ice sheet - thought to be stable due to the extreme cold - has been losing ice since 2006 with increasing speed. And as Shfaqat Abbas Khan reports, that has huge implications for global sea level rise.
… to measure the thinning of Greenland’s glaciers. Together, they show that the … Shfaqat A. Khan et al. Unlike other large glaciers in Greenland, the Northeast ice sheet …
Earth-observing Nasa satellite bounces laser pulses off the ice surface to help measure changes in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.
… swimming pools. In Greenland, coastal glaciers have thinned, with warmer summer … melting ice from the surface of the glaciers and ice sheets, and in some places … sea water eroding the ice at the front of the glaciers. In Antarctica, the ice sheet is …
'The problems of the next 20 to 30 years are major problems that are going to cause great social unrest.'
Attenborough warns of climate social unrest Emily Beament | 10th July 2019 News Sir David Attenborough Climate Breakdown Thought Leaders 21476452-1.jpg 'The problems of the next 20 to 30 years are …
The mountaineers who come to conquer Everest mistake their achievement – in the quest to overcome nature’s ultimate natural obstacle, humans have already won
… 40 years, become a desert of rocks. Like glaciers the world over, Rongbuk itself is … whose sources are found among the shrinking glaciers of the Himalayas. The Tibetan plateau … (IPCC) issued a stark warning in 2007: ‘Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster …
Response measures have forced coastal communities in South Asia to choose between a super cyclonic storm or shelters with no physical distancing.
… damages in vulnerable neighborhoods. Glaciers Many communities in northern Pakistan … as the risk of flash flooding from melting glaciers increases in the summers. Northern Pakistan is home to over 7000 glaciers, the highest number in a region …
Storytelling and collective reflection can enrich efforts in environmental restoration.
… and I were there to meet some people studying glaciers through satellite images and remote … were hoping to connect our work on the Sikkim glaciers with theirs on the glaciers of Arunachal Pradesh. Basar told us …
Professor Dave Reay: World's carbon credit is 'maxed out' and 'if emissions don't start falling there will be hell to pay.'
… was the hottest five-year period on record. Glaciers The world has warmed by 1.1C since … since 1993, with much of the rise coming from glaciers and ice sheets that are melting ever …
North-west Europe, including the UK, is among the hotspots facing a rising risk of flooding, along with places such as India and the Bay of Bengal, and south east and east Asia.
… Bay of Bengal, and south east and east Asia. Glaciers Without coastal defences, the amount … rise because water expands as it warms, and glaciers are melting. Defences "Climate change …
Antarctic glaciers are famously losing ice around the margins of the continent, writes Maria-José Viñas. But a new study from NASA shows that those losses are offset three times over by ice thickening in central Antarctica, causing sea levels to drop. However the net ice gain may run of steam in coming decades.
… Change Water antarctica-1-cut.jpg Antarctic glaciers are famously losing ice around the … the increased losses from its thinning glaciers. The research challenges the … to outweigh the losses from fast-flowing glaciers in other parts of the continent and …
The ongoing court battle between a Peruvian farmer and a German energy giant sits on thin ice.
… as a result of melting ice water from the glaciers above. Many fear the city’s flood … . “Over his lifetime he has seen the glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca recede a …
It takes no more than a gentle nudge to push a man over the edge of a cliff, but it is almost impossible to haul him back before he hits the ground. Given that we show no sign of putting a stop to global warming, Peter Bunyard takes a look at what the future might hold
… two weeks less than they did one century ago. Glaciers in non-polar regions are also … that ‘best’ scenario will wreak some havoc. Glaciers and sea ice will in all probability … be exacerbated by the further melting of glaciers and polar ice. Increased rainfall, …
Professor Tony Martin reports on the latest phase of the world’s largest rat eradication project, which seeks to restore a threatened habitat and secure the existence of the remarkable birds and sea life that call the island home.....
… in the fact that South Georgia's rat-proof glaciers divided the island into many smaller … piece-by-piece over several years. But those glaciers are retreating rapidly. This would be …