Glaciers
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Photographic Proof of Climate Change: Time-Lapse Images of Retreating Glaciers
By Jeanna Bryner published
A team of scientists has put together photographic "proof" of climate change, revealing time-lapse photo couplets, or before/after images, of retreating glaciers.
How often do ice ages happen?
By Laura Geggel published
The last ice age led to the rise of the woolly mammoth and the vast expansion of glaciers, but it's just one of many that have chilled Earth throughout the planet's 4.5-billion-year history.
Colossal (and Growing) Crack in Antarctic Ice Shelf Seen in New Video
By Jeanna Bryner published
A chunk of ice covering an area larger than the state of Rhode Island is about to snap off Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf.
White Water: NASA Probes Snow's Effect on Water Resources
By Mindy Weisberger published
Snow plays an important role in Earth's water cycle, and NASA has launched a new initiative to investigate snow and its relationship to readily available liquid water.
NASA Satellite Spots Mile-Long Iceberg Breaking Off of Antarctic Glacier
By Kacey Deamer published
'Aftershocks' from a major iceberg break caused Antarctic glacier to shed another.
100-Mile-Long Crack in Antarctic Ice Shelf Keeps Growing
By Kacey Deamer published
The could could cause the ice shelf's collapse this year.
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