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This ice shelf is nearly the size of Scotland seems unstable
2015-05-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: In early 2002, scientists peering in on Antarctica from satellites saw something they found very alarming. The Larsen B ice shelf, bigger than Rhode Island and 720 feet thick, underwent a sudden collapse in only 35 days (video here). It was following in the footsteps of the 1,500-square-kilometer Larsen A ice shelf, which collapsed in 1995, but Larsen B was more than two times larger. The ice shelf, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, had likely existed for 12,000 years before...
Unique Stretch Marks Show Acceleration of Greenland Ice Sheet Toward Sea
2015-05-12 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The Greenland ice sheet is accelerating as it flows toward the ocean, and the unique markings visible in this photograph are one piece of evidence demonstrating its rapid movement. Captured as part of NASA's Operation IceBridge, which is wrapping up its seventh season of Arctic observations, this image details heavy crevassing near the coast of Melville Bay in northwestern Greenland. These fissures are essentially stretch marks on the ice, NASA researchers say. Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica...
Scientists Praise Contributions of Two Dutch Explorers Who Perished on Arctic Ice
2015-05-09 22:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Ten days ago, the grinding slow-motion rivers of floating sea ice flowing around Canadas Arctic archipelago claimed the lives of Marc Cornelissen and Philip de Roo, seasoned Dutch polar trekkers combining an adventurous spirit with environmental activism and citizen science. After several recovery efforts were aborted due to foul weather and unstable ice, one body (as yet unidentified) was retrieved on Friday, Canadian police said. But there is little closure for loved ones, and the loss of these...
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Arctic Ice Melting Faster and Earlier With Dire Results
2015-05-09 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: There was less ice in the Arctic this winter than in any other winter during the satellite era, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists said on Tuesday. The announcement was consistent with previous predictions that the Arctic would have entirely ice-free summers by 2040, they said in a briefing to the media on the state of climate trends in the North Pole. The consequences of such a small quantity of Arctic ice are major and far-reaching. After undergoing a period of colder...
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Scientists weigh up new evidence on Antarctic ice melt
2015-05-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: Antarctica has been losing its ice cover at an average rate of 92 billion tons a year since at least 2003, according to new research. And while the scientists cant yet say for certain that human-made climate change is the main cause, they warn that the ice loss has the potential to have serious impacts on sea level rise. The southern continent is the Earths largest store of fresh water, but is also its least studied area, having had no known human visitors until the late 18th century. So while...
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