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 […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | July 30, 2020 0 Comments
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 […] Brains Micho | January 3, 2020 1 Comment
Greenland’s Ice Sheet Just Lost 11-Billion Tons of Surface Ice to Summer Melt in ONE DAY 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 […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 5, 2019 0 Comments
Scientists Propose Dumping 7.4-TRILLION Tons of Snow on Antarctica to Prevent Ice Sheets Melting A group of scientists are proposing a radical project to dump 7.4-trillion tons of snow on Antarctica to prevent its ice sheets from melting and causing a huge rise in global sea levels. Related: Expedition to Antarctica Hopes to Prove Once and For All That the Earth is Flat Recent studies have shown warmer ocean water is being pushed toward […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 18, 2019 0 Comments
Antarctic Ice Melting 3X Faster Than Ten Years Ago Image: Huffington Post The ice sheets of Antarctica are home to 60-90% of the world’s freshwater. According to a new study published in the journal Nature, the Antarctic ice sheets are shrinking faster than ever before. In fact, the study states that sea ice loss is occurring at triple the rate from 2007. The continent lost 3 million tons of […] Featured Article Jenah MacGrain | June 15, 2018 2 Comments
“Greenland Is Melting Away” | by The New York Times We stumbled upon this great interactive piece by the New York Times yesterday and were very impressed. The multimedia article delves deep into the melting of the Greenland icecap and what scientists are discovering there while using new research techniques. The piece is visually stunning, inciteful, and impactful. “No one has ever collected a data set like this,” Asa Rennermalm, […] Brains SnowBrains | October 29, 2015 0 Comments
NASA: Pollution, Not Rising Temperatures, May Have Melted Alpine Glaciers NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently finished a study that shows that Europe’s glaciers may have begun their rapid melting in the 1860s due to soot from the industrial revolution. It’s thought by NASA that this soot absorbed sunlight and greatly accelerated the melting of Europe’s glacier system. “If you look back through the 1600s and 1700s, the glaciers were big […] Brains SnowBrains | September 4, 2013 2 Comments
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