Glaciers accelerate in the Getz region of West Antarctica
Glaciers in West Antarctica are moving more quickly from land into the ocean, contributing to rising global sea levels. A 25-year record of satellite observations has been used to show […]
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Scientists drill for first time on remote Antarctic Glacier
Read more of: Scientists drill for first time on remote Antarctic GlacierTeams from the US and UK have successfully completed scientific fieldwork in one of the most remote and hostile areas of West Antarctica – coinciding with the 200th anniversary of […]
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Water Resources of the Upper Indus Basin
Read more of: Water Resources of the Upper Indus BasinThis project investigated how much water is stored in the glaciers and snow of the Upper Indus Basin, and how climate variability influences water availability.
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Essential cargo delivered for science on Thwaites Glacier
Read more of: Essential cargo delivered for science on Thwaites GlacierThe British Antractic Survey’s vessel RRS Ernest Shackleton teamed up with the Royal Navy survey ship HMS Protector to help scientists begin a five-year mission to understand how West Antarctica […]
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Measuring glaciers in the Himalayan mountains
Read more of: Measuring glaciers in the Himalayan mountainsTechnology pioneered in Antarctica could soon be providing much-needed data on the amount of ice in the glaciers of High Mountain Asia thanks to an ingenious helicopter-mounted, low-frequency radar developed […]
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New maps show why glacier ice front suddenly shrank
Read more of: New maps show why glacier ice front suddenly shrankPine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is one of the fastest-flowing glaciers in Antarctica. Over the last eleven years, four major icebergs have broken off from its floating ice shelf. […]
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Boaty returns from first mission under the ice
Read more of: Boaty returns from first mission under the iceThe yellow high-tech autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), affectionately known as Boaty McBoatface, has successfully returned from an ambitious science expedition deep below half a kilometre of ice. It is the […]
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New map reveals landscape beneath Greenland’s ice sheet
Read more of: New map reveals landscape beneath Greenland’s ice sheetA new map of what lies beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet is published this week (Thursday 14 December 2017). By providing scientists with the most comprehensive, high resolution and accurate […]
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Giant West Antarctic iceberg disintegrates
Read more of: Giant West Antarctic iceberg disintegratesAn animation of the giant iceberg that calved off the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica just over two months ago shows an unexpected break up. Satellite images revealed a […]
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Maps reveal landscape beneath Antarctica’s weak underbelly
Read more of: Maps reveal landscape beneath Antarctica’s weak underbellyA UK team of researchers has produced high-resolution maps of the bed beneath a major glacier in West Antarctica, which will help them predict future sea-level rise from this region. […]
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Large iceberg breaks off Pine Island Glacier
Read more of: Large iceberg breaks off Pine Island GlacierLatest satellite images reveal a new 100-square-mile iceberg emerging from Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier. The calving event did not come as a complete surprise, but is a troubling sign with […]
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New footage shows crack in Larsen C Ice Shelf
Read more of: New footage shows crack in Larsen C Ice ShelfBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) recently captured this video footage of a huge crack in the Larsen C Ice Shelf, on the Antarctic Peninsula. Currently a huge iceberg, roughly the size […]
