Yes Virginia, the Glaciers are Melting
The World Glacier Monitoring Service has jumped into the controversy about whether the glaciers are melting. And their answer is an emphatic yes.
View ArticleBye Bye Glaciers: 2 More Gone From Glacier National Park
We all know warmer temperatures have led to shrinking
View ArticleGreenland Rising as Ice Melts
Scientists are reporting that Greenland is rising as the large weight of ice pressing down on land is melting. And the country's elevation gains are speeding up. Glacial melt on Greenland is being...
View ArticlePeru Painting Andes White Because it Could be Cool
Four men from a village in Peru, armed with environmentally-friendly paint, are undertaking one of the most bizarre plans to combat rising temperatures in the Andes--by painting the mountains white....
View ArticleMelting Glacier in Italy Gets a Giant Thermal Blanket
In hopes of slowing the rate at which ice is melting in the mountains of northern Italy, officials have begun covering one their most threatened glaciers with insulating fabric, creating what is...
View ArticleThen and Now Photographs Document Stunning Melting of Himalayan Glaciers
We've brought you a lot of news about glaciers around the world, and most of it is depressing. From the top 5 disappearing glaciers to the threats to Mexican volcanic glaciers to the closing of the...
View ArticleEncouraging New Law In Argentina Bans Mining Around Glaciers
Greenpeace is on a roll in Argentina. After celebrating the agreement to make powerful companies take back toxic waste, they are now cheering after the approval of a new law to protect glaciers from...
View ArticleBreathtaking Satellite Photos Showcase the Fragile Earth as Art
High above the earth hover satellites; their eyes trained on the surface, capturing images from a perspective few humans will ever experience. Besides their unique position, these satellites are...
View ArticleBreathtaking Satellite Photos Showcase the Fragile Earth as Art (Slideshow)
High above the earth hover satellites; their eyes trained on the surface, capturing images from a perspective few humans will
View ArticleGlobal Warming Uncovers Corpses Frozen in Time
Five hundred years ago, three Inca children were left to freeze high in the cold Argentinian Andes as a religious sacrifice. In time, their bodies mummified, having been swallowed in snow and entombed...
View ArticleMoving-Ice Shaped Museum Raises Awareness About The Importance Of Glaciers In...
Inspired by the Norway Glacier Museum, Glaciarium is a new cultural and scientific venue located in the Argentine Patagonia aimed at raising awareness about the importance of glaciers in the environment.
View ArticleCould Eurasian Snow Predict America's Freeze?
If the reindeer of northern Scandinavia or Siberia are up to their antlers in snow, it could mean a deeper freeze for North Americans in the subsequent winter season. Scientists from the University of...
View ArticleResearcher Records 'the Belly of the Earth Groaning'
While our science-minded assessment of geological systems have deduced that the planet as merely a composite of rocks, liquids and gases, to our our basic senses Earth seems nearly as alive we are --...
View ArticleChilean Glacier Recedes Half-Mile in Just One Year
Unlike severe weather or other anomalies in climate patterns which can often seem like one-off events, these images of a receding glacier offer evidence that detrimental changes to our planet's health...
View ArticleThe Week in Pictures: "Roadkill Couture," Egg Nog Pancakes, and More
High Fashion from roadkill? We also have an art installation that sent Estonians into the trees, egg nog pancakes, the year in gingerbread design, and more.
View ArticleSundance Film Fest 2012: “Chasing Ice” and “Atomic States”
Two eco-documentaries premiere at Sundance chronicle a toxic environmental problem and the dramatic impact of climate change
View ArticleChilean Glacier Ice Heist Lands Thieves in Hot Water
Authorities say that this is the first case they've seen involving hot ice.
View ArticleAn Appropriately Profane Response to the Impending Irreversibility of Global...
Upon receiving the latest bad news from scientists on climate change, I have composed a post that should accurately reflect one's reaction. Do not read if you are offended by four letter words, or...
View ArticleThe Calving Glacier Heard 'Round the World (Video)
The 2X Manhattan iceberg made waves in the media. Here's a digest of the best commentary and footage.
View ArticleThe Beauty of "Chasing Ice" and The Importance of Climate Action
The beauty of the new documentary "Chasing Ice."
View ArticleWatch a City-Sized Glacier Collapse (Video)
The makers of Chasing Ice, a documentary about the effects of global warming, captured amazing footage of the largest ice calving ever caught on film. You have to see this!
View ArticlePlants brought back to life after 400+ years under a glacier
Canadian researchers from the University of Alberta were exploring the area around Teardrop Glacier in the Canadian Arctic when they found plants that had been frozen for over 400 years during the...
View Article1600 year old tunic found in melting glacier
In Norway, a garment was preserved in ice since the Iron Age.
View ArticleAlmost 200,000 Glaciers mapped in global inventory baseline for study of...
To understand how climate change and glacial ice interact, we first need to know the current state of glaciers.
View ArticleEvidence of early wide-spread pollution proves pre-industrial humans messed...
Air pollution from silver mining in Potosí found in ice cores from glaciers in the Andes Mountains
View ArticleGiant Antarctica ice shelf about to disintegrate, says NASA
The 10,000 year-old ice shelf is half the size of Rhode Island; its collapse will add greatly to global sea level rise.
View ArticleCiti Group: Tackling climate change is cheaper than doing nothing
And that's before you factor in the monumental negative costs of climate disruption!
View ArticleLiam Neeson joins Julia Roberts and Harrison Ford to tell hard truths about...
The latest cast member of "Nature Is Speaking" gives voice to ice.
View ArticleThis scientist wants to create 'artificial glaciers' to combat melting...
These vertical towers, made of artificially diverted glacial meltwater, are a brilliant idea and possible solution to alleviate water shortages brought on by the fast-melting Himalayan glaciers.
View ArticleBefore and after photos show dramatic retreat of glaciers
Earth is losing ice; the instances of glacial retreat far exceed those of advance, and the photos don't lie.
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