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NASA: Swiss Glaciers Melted More in 2022 Than Any Other Year on Record

In 2022, glaciers in the Swiss Alps melted more than any other year on record. It was the latest downturn for the country’s glaciers, which have lost more than half of their volume of ice since the 1930s. This pair of natural-color images show the changes to a glaciated area in western Switzerland in just over two decades. The top […]

SnowBrains | October 28, 2022
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Study Shows Refreezing the Poles is Highly Practical and Could Reverse Global Warming

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The north and south poles are critical to the planet’s climate. The mass amount of ice in both regions acts as the earth’s refrigerators to cool it. It is no secret that the ice is diminishing and threatening our planet. Some experts estimate that the Arctic is warming up to four times faster than the rest of the planet. This […]

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Brent Thomas | September 18, 2022
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Two Pictures 104 Years Apart Show Disturbing Glacial Melt in Norway

Global warming is taking its toll on the world’s glaciers. This could not be more drastically represented than by this side-by-side picture comparison. The original picture was taken in 1918. It shows such massive glaciers that you could barely see the impressive mountains behind them. In the second picture, it is the mountains that look massive. These photos show the […]

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Brent Thomas | June 30, 2022
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VIDEO Brain Post: How Glaciers Melt

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SnowBrains | September 13, 2021
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Greenland’s Ice Sheet May Have Reached a Tipping Point That Sets It On an Irreversible Path

Greenland’s ice sheet may have reached a tipping point that sets it on an irreversible path. Nearly 40 years of Greenland satellite data showed that its glaciers have shrunk so much that even if global warming stopped today, the ice sheet would continue to shrink. Related: Study Finds Climate Change Has Stopped 6,500 Years of Global Cooling According to the […]

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Sebastian Opazo | August 21, 2020
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Alaska Glacier Melt Could Trigger Catastrophic Tsunami

The melting of an Alaska glacier could trigger a catastrophic tsunami within the next year. Alaska’s Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) has warned of the threat of a large and potentially dangerous tsunami. The dangerous event is looming on the Prince William Sound and could release millions of tons of rock into the Harriman Fjord. Warming temperatures have […]

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Sebastian Opazo | July 30, 2020
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Everything is Connected: Glaciers In New Zealand Contaminated With Australian Bushfire’s Ashes

Last Wednesday, the first of January 2020, people in the South Island of New Zealand woke up to what has been described as an “orange haze and red sun”, caused by the drifting smoke coming from the bushfires in Australia. The wildfires have been burning for more than 2 months, more specifically in the states of New South Wales and […]

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Michael Muchacho | January 3, 2020
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Greenland’s Ice Sheet Just Lost 11-Billion Tons of Surface Ice to Summer Melt in ONE DAY

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Greenland’s ice sheet experienced its biggest melt of the summer on Thursday, losing 11 billion tons of surface ice to the ocean. That’s 4.4 million Olympic swimming pools worth if you’re having trouble getting your head around it. Related: Warming Temperatures Are Causing Greenland’s Ice to Melt at Unprecedented Rates, Raising Sea Levels Of course, Greenland’s ice sheet usually melts during […]

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WeatherBrains | August 5, 2019
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