Snows Of Kilimanjaro Disappearing, Glacial Ice Loss Increasing
Columbus OH (SPX) Feb 113, 2006
Five years after warning that the famed ice fields on Tanzania 's Mount Kilimanjaro may melt, Ohio State University researchers have sadly found that their prediction is coming true.
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Rewriting Glacial History In Pacific North America
Edmonton AB (SPX) Jan 10, 2006
Although the story on glacier fluctuations in northwestern North America over the last 10,000 years has remained largely unchanged for decades, new evidence discovered by a University of Alberta researcher will rewrite that glacial history and offer clues about our climate history during the last several thousand years.
Most Of Arctic's Near-Surface Permafrost May Thaw By 2100
Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 19, 2005
Global warming may decimate the top 10 feet (3 meters) or more of perennially frozen soil across the Northern Hemisphere, altering ecosystems as well as damaging buildings and roads across Canada, Alaska, and Russia.
New Technique Shows Glacial Pace Of Erosion Was Not So Slow
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Dec 09, 2005
Glaciers, rivers and shifting tectonic plates have shaped mountains over millions of years, but earth scientists have struggled to understand the relative roles of these forces and the rates at which they work.
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A Tour Of The Cryosphere Reveals The Frozen Assets Of Earth
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 07, 2005
Even distance does not provide adequate perspective on all things. In terms of the cryosphere � the frozen stretches of the planet that act as the Earth's thermostat - the best way to fully appreciate its importance is not only from orbiting observatories, but also through the data they collect.
Threatened By Warming, Arctic People File Suit Against US
Montreal (AFP) Dec 07, 2005
The people of the Arctic filed a landmark human rights complaint on Wednesday against the United States, blaming the world's No. 1 carbon polluter for stoking the global warming that is destroying their habitat.
Melting Arctic Ice Risks Canada US Territorial Dispute
Montreal (AFP) Dec 01, 2005
Global warming is melting the Arctic ice so fast that a new sea route is opening up between the Atlantic and the Pacific -- and with it the risk of a territorial dispute between Canada and the United States.
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Rapidly Accelerating Glaciers May Increase How Fast The Sea Level Rises
Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2005
Satellite images show that, after decades of stability, a major glacier draining the Greenland ice sheet has dramatically increased its speed and retreated nearly five miles in recent years.
Alaskan Drilling Plan Faces House Vote
Washington (UPI) Nov 09, 2005
A controversial plan to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife refuge may come to a final vote this week in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Envisat Shows Behemoth B-15A Iceberg Breaking Up
Paris (ESA) Nov 08, 2005
After five years of being the world's largest free-floating object, the B-15A iceberg has broken into smaller pieces off Antarctica's Cape Adare.
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ERS Altimeter Survey Shows Growth Of Greenland Ice Sheet Interior
Bergen, Norway (SPX) Nov 07, 2005
Researchers have utilised more than a decade's worth of data from radar altimeters on ESA's ERS satellites to produce the most detailed picture yet of thickness changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet.
British Antarctic Scientists Get A New Mobile Home
London (AFP) Oct 24, 2005
British scientists in Antarctica are to get a new mobile research base, the Department of Trade and Industry announced Monday.
Breakup Of Glaciers Raising Sea Level Concern
Corvallis OR (SPX) Oct 21, 2005
The rapid structural breakdown of some important parts of the ice sheets on Greenland and Antarctica is possible, has happened in the distant past, and some "startling changes" on the margin of these ice masses has been observed in recent years � raising disturbing concerns about sea level rise.
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