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Scientists Are Racing to Figure Out Why This Giant Glacier in Antarctica Is Melting So Fast
By Tom Metcalfe published
A robotic submarine is about to descend into a dark, water-filled cavern in Antarctica, to try to find out why one of the continent's largest glaciers is melting so fast.
The World's Thickest Mountain Glacier Is Finally Melting, and Climate Change Is 100% to Blame
By Brandon Specktor published
Taku glacier in Juneau, Alaska, is the world's thickest mountain glacier and was supposed to continue growing through the end of the century. Now, it's losing ground due to climate change.
The World's Fastest-Thinning Glacier Identified
By Stephanie Pappas published
Scientists have identified the world's fastest-thinning glacier: a stream of rapidly-retreating ice in Patagonia.
Endangered Antarctic Glacier Could Soon Calve a Massive New Iceberg
By Mindy Weisberger published
Two large rifts have widened near the edge of Pine Island Glacier on the West Antarctic ice sheet. If they continue to grow, they could release an iceberg four times bigger than Manhattan.
What Is the Cryosphere?
By Mark Serreze published
The cryosphere is critical to Earth and its inhabitants, but it is vanishing as the planet warms.
Giant Chunk of Mont Blanc Glacier on the Brink of Collapse, Officials Warn
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Italian officials have ordered the evacuation of mountain huts and closed down roads near the Planpincieux Glacier, which is at risk of collapse.
The Ice Is Melting Even Faster Than They Thought
By Rafi Letzter published
A new study shows that the ice at the bottoms of submerged glaciers could be melting 100 times faster than anyone thought.
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