Ice shelves hold back Antarctica's glaciers from adding to sea levels, but they're crumbling
Phys.org· 5 days agoAs Antarctica's slow rivers of ice hit the sea, they float, forming ice shelves. If they weren't there, the glaciers would flow faster into the sea and melt, causing sea levels ...
New warning that collapse of Antarctica ‘sleeping giant’ could raise sea level more than 16ft
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIf dramatic cuts are made to emissions, then it’s projected that the “sleeping giant” -- which holds...
Central Asia Might Completely Run Out of Freshwater by 2060
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBartosz Hadyniak via GettyThe impact of climate change is typically about extremes—and, sometimes,...
Ice core pulled up in Antarctica ‘contains air from five million years ago’
Yahoo News UK· 1 day agoAn ice core which contains samples of Earth’s atmosphere from five million years ago has been pulled...
'Antarctica Is Collapsing At Edges'; NASA's Satellite Image, Reveals Ice Shelf Shrinking Faster Than...
Mashable· 5 days agoThe world's greatest ice sheet has lost twice as much ice over the 25 years than was previously...
World's largest ice sheet crumbling faster than previously thought, satellite imagery shows
CNN.com· 6 days agoLos AngelesAntarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can...
Tibetan Plateau water stores under threat: study
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Tibetan Plateau will experience significant water loss this century due to global warming, according to research published Monday that warns of...
What Comes After the Coming Climate Anarchy?
Time via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe most obvious and essential is hydrological engineering. As rivers dry up and drought grips the world, Europe’s Alpine societies will channel precious...
Irreversible declines in freshwater storage projected in parts of Asia by 2060
Phys.org· 1 day agoNew research led by scientists at Penn State, Tsinghua University and the University of Texas at Austin projects that climate change, under a scenario of weak climate policy, will cause irreversible ...
Antarctica’s ‘sleeping giant’ risks melting, threatens spike in sea levels
Washington Post· 6 days agoThe latest study, published in the journal Nature, combined recent findings about potential...