This analysis of regional narratives of ice loss exposes the contested role of glacial meltwater amongst local residents, framing glaciers not just as physical features but also as nodes of discourse and imagin
Trump's implication that glaciers and ice caps are growing "is simply wrong. Or maybe he is referring to a different planet," Zemp said. Melting ice is contributing to push up world sea levels. Andrew Shepherd, a professor of Earth Observation at the University of Leeds, sai...
basal melting may reflect intrinsic oceanic processes50. Furthermore, the grounding line of both Totten and Moscow University glaciers sit on prograde slopes extending 50–60 km up-ice10, suggesting that imminent marine-ice-sheet instability is improbable....
rivers of the latter kind developed braided-channel patterns in response to the input of large quantities of sediment derived from the melting glaciers and subglacial waters and to the large fluctuations in the quantity of water flowing at any one time, which varied because of seasonal and diurnal...
Ocean-driven melting of floating ice-shelves in the Amundsen Sea is currently the main process controlling Antarctica’s contribution to sea-level rise. Using a regional ocean model, we present a comprehensive suite of future projections of ice-shelf mel
s Carbon Neutrality Laboratory, says: “Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense, highlighting the urgency to address climate change and secure a sustainable future for our world. However, the window of opportunity for action is closing quickly as the glaciers are melting at ...
The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change omitted outlet glaciers from its sea-level-rise projections due to the difficulty of modeling the glaciers’ behavior. The new study is the first to model and predict sea-level rise from the dynamic behavior of outlet glaciers, Nick said. Choke...
Climate change is eating away at Greenland’s glaciers in two ways. The most obvious way is from the warm air above, which has been brutal this summer, with a European heat wave in July working like a hair dryer on the ice. The other way is from warm, salty water, some of it from...
2003) due to the melting of continental ice sheets. Therefore, abrupt topographic changes in Northern Hemisphere ice sheets could have forced large-scale atmospheric circulation reorganizations as continental glaciers constantly waxed and waned. According to this hypothesis, the path of the jet strea...
“The consequences are pretty extreme. We are concerned, and we are worried,” said one of the report’s authors, Philippus Wester, chief scientist with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.“Urgent climate action is needed.” Related article Melting glaciers in the Canadia...