In some cases, they darken the glacier surface so much that is even visible on satellite images. "In view of the fact that the climate is getting warmer and ever more snow-free areas and thus more ...

Flows of ice and debris from high altitudes and the sudden appearance of meltwater ponds on a glacier’s surface are two more examples. Earthquakes can also trigger glacial lake outburst floods. Not ...

The surface of Mars is known for being an extremely cold, desiccated, and irradiated place. But as its many surface features ...

SMU research reveals glaciers erode mountains faster than previously thought, with implications for climate change models and ...

"This glacier used to be closer," Fagre declares ... Warm, salty water flows from the tropical Atlantic north toward the Pole in surface currents like the Gulf Stream. This saline water loses ...

The Lewis Glacier has lost 90% of its volume since 1934, and its surface area is now just 4.2% of its size in 1900. Scientists predict Mount Kenya could become ice-free by 2030.

Likelihood ratio tests were performed on all pairwise combinations of different time stages since glacier retreat for both the surface layer and mineral soils to determine whether the change in ...

The show highlights the current state of climate emergency with a unique look at the untimely melting of this ancient glacier—from life on its surface to its rarely seen icy belly below.

A glacier is a perennial accumulation of snow ... snow thickness and density, ice ablation, surface speed and surface altitude. The data collected here, as well as from the four other benchmark ...

Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, showing how ...