The melting of ice sheets and glaciers has significantly increased in recent decades and when certain thresholds are crossed, these melting mechanisms can reinforce themselves, accelerating this ...

In a feedback of fire and ice, thinning ice sheets over geologic hot spots could allow more eruptions, while increased ...

Greenland’s ice-covered landscape looks like an immovable block on satellite maps. Yet the story beneath its center suggests ...

Earth's 'catastrophic' ice melt problem is worse than previously thought, study says The world's two gigantic ice sheets are in greater peril from global warming than previously thought, a study ...

Around 14,500 years ago, toward the end of the last ice age, melting continental ice sheets drove a sudden and cataclysmic sea level rise of up to 65 feet in just 500 years or less. Despite the ...

Scientists also have also warned about the potential consequences if the Greenland ice sheet were to melt.Greenland's melting ice mass is now the No. 1 driver of sea level rise, according to Paul ...

The Greenland ice sheet has lost about 1,965 square miles to glacial retreat since 1985, a new study says. That’s an area roughly the size of Delaware. The study analyzed satellite images to ...

In addition to this upward movement, the melting ice affects the surrounding ocean. Ice sheets exert a gravitational pull on nearby water, drawing the sea toward the ice mass. As the ice melts ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Around 14,500 years ago, toward the end of the last ice age, melting continental ice sheets drove a sudden and cataclysmic sea level rise of up to 65 feet ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Greenland's ice cap is melting at a rate 20% faster than previous estimates, contributing significantly to global sea level rise and altering climate systems.

Start to melt an ice sheet and the same cycle spins in reverse. Today, feedbacks are, to put it mildly, a growing concern. ... They said that the challenge of the work was part of its draw, ...

The world's largest icebergs break off the Antarctic ice sheet. As they drift and melt in the Southern Ocean, they create a unique environment around them.