Glaciers
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Under Greenland's Glaciers, Dozens of Pristine, Jewel-Like Lakes Have Been DiscoveredHidden beneath Greenland’s Ice Sheet like an enormous necklace of sparkly blue and oddly shaped beads, scientists have discovered 56 previously unknown and gem-like lakes.
By Laura Geggel Published
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This Seawater Is 20,000 Years Old, and Has Remained Untouched Since the Last Ice AgeResearchers have discovered the first-ever water sample dating to the end of Earth's last ice age, 20,000 years ago.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Nearly 25% of West Antarctic Ice in Danger of CollapseDecades of climate change have severely weakened 24% of western Antarctica's ice.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Alaska's Excelsior Glacier Is Being Replaced by a Lake 5 Times the Size of Central ParkA glacier is on its deathbed, and this newly formed lake is the proof.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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The World's Glaciers Are Sponging Up Loads of Nuclear Fallout, But You Shouldn't Worry — YetThere's more nuclear fallout trapped in the world's glaciers than anywhere besides disaster sites like Chernobyl, new research finds.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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In Photos: The Vanishing Glaciers of Europe's AlpsHalf of the ice stored in the Alps will be gone by 2050. Here's a look at what's vanishing.
By Megan Gannon Published
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Glaciers in European Alps Could Disappear by 2100Even if humans manage to prevent further global warming, the glaciers will still lose half their volume by 2050.
By Megan Gannon Published
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Humans Have Caused the Most Dramatic Climate Change in 3 Million YearsThe Quaternary period has seen a lot of temperature changes, but none as quick as man-made climate change.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Fastest-Thinning Greenland Glacier Threw NASA Scientists for a Loop. It's Actually Growing.Instead of shrinking, this giant glacier is growing, NASA scientists found.
By Laura Geggel Published