Faster flowing glaciers could help predict nearby volcanic activity  Phys.org

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Icebreaker would dispense desperately needed medical care to citizens in polar region countries

Global warming means many of the world’s ancient rivers of ice will be gone within decades, threatening ecosystems that rely on their meltwater, a looming crisis that photographer Edward Burtynsky highlights in his work

At an event co-hosted by IWMI and USAID, experts warn that rapid melting of glaciers in Pakistan's north could turn the Indus River seasonal, endangering 240 million lives.

The post Indus to become ‘a seasonal river’ by 2050 if glaciers continue melting first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

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In southeastern Greenland, two rivers of ice named Helheim and Kangerdlugssuaq flow in spurts and starts toward the coast. They are much like any other […]

The post Astrophysical Observatory scientists are monitoring the mysterious movements of glaciers appeared first on Smithsonian Insider.

The most comprehensive glacier assessment yet reveals that glacier melt was responsible for 27mm of sea level rise between 1961 and 2016. Ice loss from glaciers is now the second biggest contributor to rising sea levels after warming water. If glaciers continue to melt at current rates, most — including many in central Asia, central Europe, western Canada and the USA — will vanish during the second half of this century.

Greenland’s four major glaciers could contribute 19 to 30 mm to sea level rise by 2200, according to a new study. The researchers developed a sophisticated model which provides new insight into the effects of climate change on Greenland’s glaciers, by capturing the complex processes involved in their movement and melt.

Glaciers are sensitive indicators of climate change. This study focused on hanging glaciers in the French Alps, where warming is increasing the risk of glaciers collapsing. The authors applied a state-of-the-art numerical model to a particularly hazardous glacier in Mont Blanc to simulate how it will respond to climate change. The results suggest the glacier may become unstable in the current century, posing a risk to the inhabitants of the valley below.

Industrial emissions of black carbon were responsible for the retreat of the glaciers in the European Alps that marked the end of the so-called ‘Little Ice Age’, according to a new study. The researchers explain how black carbon deposits could have caused glaciers to melt more rapidly from the mid-19th century and suggest that human activities were already having a visible influence on the climate before the effects of carbon dioxide were evident.

Pine Island Glacier holds back part of the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet, whose thinning ice is contributing to sea level rise.

More evidence of global warming in Peru, as Huacan glacier collapses into lake.

Frozen remains found in Swiss glacier of couple who disappeared 75 years ago while hiking in the Alps.

World Bank backs desperate attempt to restore a glacier in Peru using nothing more than whitewash.

Searchers attempt to find the flyers, who crashed in Greenland in 1942, before they disappear into the sea.

A huge, emerging crack has been discovered in one of Antarctica's glaciers, with a NASA plane mission providing the first-ever detailed airborne measurements of

In mere days this June, a glacial lake in the Himalayas lost the equivalent of 42 Olympic-size swimming pools of water and then slowly refilled. And for the fir

Scientists took 1,445 photos of Chile's Jorge Montt glacier between 2010 and 2011, creating a time-lapse video of its dramatic retreat.

Greenland's ice sheet is on the move, with new images showing its glaciers moving 30 percent faster than they were a decade ago. Greenland and Antarctica are ho

A set of 80-year-old photographs discovered in a basement archive reveals the remarkable sensitivity of Greenland's glaciers to climate change, according to a n

Austria's Pasterze Glacier is quickly disappearing, but thanks to this giant, super-zoomable photo, at least you can see it up close before it's gone.

The prominent rift that opened up last in year in Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier has widened and filled with snow, according to NASA.

Nearly 700 feet (more than 200 meters) under the Svartisen glacier in northern Norway, researchers are huddled together underground.

The glaciers of the Andes Mountains have retreated at an unprecedented rate in the past three decades.

A tourist was able to photograph the epic collapse of Patagonian ice bridge Perito Moreno into an icy lake below.

Scientists used computer models to predict how the glaciers would respond to future climate change, and the results were not reassuring.

The world's glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water each year between 2003 and 2009, making them responsible for almost a third of sea-level rise.

As global warming causes glaciers to retreat, long-dormant plants could be reborn.

Examining layers of offshore sediment can provide insight into the link between glaciers and climate change.

A massive iceberg, larger than the city of Chicago, broke off of Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier.

Typically thought of as a tropical climate pattern, the influence of La Niña spreads as far as Antarctica.

Researchers who have analyzed satellite images of the icy region suggest that the glaciers' acceleration may be cause for concern.

Icebergs that tumble into the ocean are the source of unusual "earthquakes" recorded at Alaskan glaciers.

The recently completed catalog will help researchers understand the effects of climate change and address water issues of local communities.

Antarctica is a land of ice. But dive below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and you'll find fire as well, in the form of subglacial volcanoes.

These caves may be beautiful, but they are often unstable and dangerous to explore due to persistent glacial motion and melting.

Greenland is famous for its massive glaciers, but the region was relatively free of ice until about 2.7 million years ago.

Massive UV-resistant blankets are designed to slow down the melt.

A study from the European Geosciences Union suggests that undersea barriers could limit sea level rise related to melting glaciers.

Researchers in Greenland are studying how warming glaciers relate to sea level rise around the world. They had a front-row seat to the Helheim glacier calving.

These aerial images highlight the devastating effect global warming has on the arctic.

A new time-lapse video shows Earth's glaciers in Alaska and the Yukon melting at an accelerated pace.

The fast-melting Thwaites Glacier won't be able to hold back a massive flood of ice water.

This a place where all the superlatives apply — from the mountain views to the colors in the landscape ... oh, and don't forget the grizzly bears.

Glaciers around the world are melting faster than usual, threatening to eliminate some of our largest and oldest freshwater sources. Should we be worried?

When violinist Anne Akiko Meyers embarked on a new interpretation of Philip Glass' "Metamorphosis ," the composer directed her to his longtime collaborator Michael Reisman. Turns out Reisman was already collaborating with Meyers in her new release in an arrangement of Arvo Pärt's "Fratres." These two meditative pieces on Meyers' album Mirror in Mirror (itself a reference to Pärt) contribute to a whole characterized by haunting beauty—featuring lullabies and sunken ships. "You have to create this beautiful sonic world full of color and movement and breath, and to make it sing, yet while sculpting these long, slow notes," says Meyers of Reisman's adaptation. "It felt to me like color coating a glacier." Listen to the full conversation between Of Note's Katy Henriksen and violinist Anne Akiko Meyers by clicking on the streaming link above.

Transported to snow fields above the glaciers on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand