An audacious NASA mission suggests that dust blown north from Greenland couldhelp explain why Arctic ice is melting even ...

Scientists found that sea levels rose rapidly 11,700 years ago due to melting ice sheets and sudden lake drainage.

If the researchers acquire the data they hope to they say it will be "the first of its kind". The post Scientists exploring ...

New research on historical sea-level rise will give scientists new knowledge into how global warming will affect the earth’s ...

Antarctica’s total ice volume is now estimated at 27.17 million cubic kilometers (6.52 million cubic miles). The ice sheet ...

NASA's Landsats captured views of a Swiss glacier 40 years apart, showing how a warming world has reduced its footprint.

The world’s oceans are changing in ways we can't ignore. New research suggests that Antarctic ice melt is slowing the ...

When mountain permafrost thaws and glaciers melt, glacial lakes can become lethal flood risks for anyone downstream.

Credit: NASA Earth Observatory To measure the thickness ... Clouds reflect sunlight and slow down the melting of ice, protecting the Arctic. Ice crystals make clouds heavier and more likely ...

Ice serves as a natural shield for both the Earth and its oceans ... The primary driver of this melting is human activity, particularly the surge in greenhouse gas emissions since the Industrial ...

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“Every year is a little bit different, but what’s clear is that the ocean continues to rise, and the rate of rise is getting ...