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Study of nearly every glacier on Earth shows ice loss is speeding upA new study assessed more than 200,000 glaciers around the world.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Greenland ice melt is changing the shape of its coastlineGreenland's coastline is being altered by ice melt, potentially affecting predictions of what happens to the ice sheet next.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Ice melt in Alaska threatens to unleash unprecedented 'mega-tsunami,' scientists warnBy Peter Dockrill Published
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Visit NYC in 750 million B.C. with this epic interactive mapA new interactive map visualizes how Earth's continents evolved from about 750 million years ago to today.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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Nothing will stop Greenland's ice sheet from shrinking nowIf humans stopped heating up the climate instantly, Greenland's ice sheet would keep shrinking.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Two Canadian ice caps have completely vanished from the Arctic, NASA imagery showsNew NASA imagery shows that the St. Patrick bay ice caps have vanished from Arctic Canada, two years sooner than scientists predicted
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Pink 'watermelon snow' threatens major Italian glacierThe high Presena glacier has turned pink in a major bloom of dangerous, ice-melting algae.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Viking 'treasure' of rare artifacts revealed on a long-lost mountain trailMelting ice revealed a long-lost trail in Norway that was strewn with objects dating to the Viking Age.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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See record-high temperatures strip Antarctica of huge amounts of iceAntarctica saw two record-high temperatures set between Feb. 6 and Feb.9, and that took a huge toll on the continent's ice, as seen in NASA images.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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