helmi 28, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
Glaciers along the Antarctic peninsula are flowing faster in the summer because of a combination of melting snow and warmer ocean waters, say researchers. On average, the glaciers – giant blocks of moving ice – travel at around 1km a year. But a new study...
huhti 11, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
Most marine-terminating glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere are shrinking; some have completely left the water. Across the Northern Hemisphere, more than 1,700 glaciers ultimately dip their icy snouts into the ocean. Many of these glacier fronts are floating, with...
maalis 15, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
In just three days in late January, a mass of ice the size of Philadelphia fragmented from the Larsen-B embayment on the Antarctic Peninsula and floated away, after persisting there for more than a decade. NASA satellites captured the break-up between January...