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Ilulissat Icefjord in western Greenland Gerald Wetzel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Following the last glacial maximum, meltwater has washed frozen methane hydrate from sediments along…
Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica NASA/ZUMA wire/shutterstock A submerged “storm” is eroding the ice shelf that shields Antarctica’s Thwaites “Terminal” glacier, prompting concerns that scientists may be…
Svalbard experienced unprecedented heatwaves in the summer of 2024 Xinhua Newsletter/Shutterstock During the summer of 2024, six weeks of exceptional heat resulted in significant ice melt…
exposed white bark pineGregory Pederson Melting ice in the Rocky Mountains has led to the discovery of a 5,900-year-old white bark pine forest. Scientists discovered more…