Incredible satellite images show Greenland’s massive ice sheet melting
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Incredible satellite images show Greenland’s massive ice sheet melting

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New satellite images show the extreme melting that has taken place on the critical Greenland ice sheet, according to researchers. New research using the agency’s satellite and a NASA mission has shown the most extreme thinning occurred at the ice sheet’s outlet glaciers, processed by ESA ) CryoSat-2 uses radar to achieve similar results, while ICESat-2 has a laser system. Between 2013 and last year, the sheet thinned by a little under four feet on average “Their complementary nature provides a strong motivation to combine the data sets to produce improved estimates of ice sheet volume and mass changes,” Nitin Ravinder, the study’s lead author and a researcher at the UK Center for Polar Observation and Modeling, said in a release. “As ice sheet mass loss is a key contributor to global sea level rise, this is incredibly useful for the scientific community and policymakers.” open image in gallery An artist’s rendering shows the ICESat-2 satellite over Earth.

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Satellites reveal how fast the Greenland ice sheet is thinning, disappearing
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Satellites reveal how fast the Greenland ice sheet is thinning, disappearing

India Today  

Academics from Northumbria University have joined an international research team that has utilised satellite data to monitor changes in the thickness of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The research team has successfully delivered the first measurements of ice sheet thickness changes using data from the CryoSat-2 and ICESat-2 missions, operated by the European Space Agency and NASA, respectively. Between 2010 and …

Research expedition aims to understand global effects of Greenland’s melting ice
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Research expedition aims to understand global effects of Greenland’s melting ice

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A team of researchers is launching a scientific expedition to Greenland to advance understanding of …

We’ve underestimated the ‘Doomsday’ glacier - and results could be devastating
7 months, 2 weeks ago

We’ve underestimated the ‘Doomsday’ glacier - and results could be devastating

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Thwaites Glacier — dubbed the “Doomsday” glacier because of the grave impacts for global sea level rise if …

Greenland lost 20% more ice than previously estimated: Study
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Greenland lost 20% more ice than previously estimated: Study

Live Mint  

Due to global warming, glaciers in Greenland are melting five times faster than 20 years ago, scientists from the University of Copenhagen revealed in November last year. According to a Reuters report, if the ancient ice sheet were to melt away completely, it would raise sea levels by at least 20 feet. The melting of Greenland’s ice sheet, the second-largest …

Greenland has lost more ice than previously thought: study
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Greenland has lost more ice than previously thought: study

The Hindu  

Climate change has caused Greenland’s ice sheet to lose 20% more ice than previously thought, according to research published Wednesday that used satellite imagery to track the retreat of glaciers over the past four decades. Previous studies have found that about 5,000 gigatons of ice has been lost from the surface of the Greenland ice sheet in the past two …

Scientists reveal how Greenland Ice Sheet has shrunk over past four decades
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Scientists reveal how Greenland Ice Sheet has shrunk over past four decades

Hindustan Times  

The Greenland Ice Sheet lost 5,091 sq km of area between 1985 and 2022, according to a study in the journal Nature published on Wednesday, the first full ice-sheet wide estimate of area loss on that scale. It suggests previous estimates of changes to the Greenland Ice Sheet's mass balance - how much snow and ice is accumulated each year …

Arctic warming threatens wider world with rising seas: Report
1 year ago

Arctic warming threatens wider world with rising seas: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Arctic experienced the warmest summer on record this year, contributing to extraordinary wildfires and melting glaciers while threatening the rest of the world with problems including higher sea levels, a U.S. report said on Tuesday. The report found that "irreversible climate harms caused by an overheating Arctic will continue to reverberate across North America and Eurasia Summer surface air …

Greenland glaciers melt five times faster than 20 years ago
1 year, 1 month ago

Greenland glaciers melt five times faster than 20 years ago

The Hindu  

Global warming has increased the speed at which glaciers in Greenland are melting by fivefold over the last 20 years, scientists from the University of Copenhagen said on Friday. Greenland's ice melt is of particular concern, as the ancient ice sheet holds enough water to raise sea levels by at least 20 feet if it were to melt away entirely. …

The impact of 'global boiling': Shocking before and after photos reveal just how much the Greenland Ice Sheet melted during the 'hottest month ever recorded on Earth'
1 year, 5 months ago

The impact of 'global boiling': Shocking before and after photos reveal just how much the Greenland Ice Sheet melted during the 'hottest month ever recorded on Earth'

Daily Mail  

Shocking before and after photos reveal just how much the Greenland Ice Sheet melted during the 'hottest month ever recorded on Earth'. According to scientists, snow falls on the Greenland Ice Sheet every winter and acts as a protective layer for the glacier ice underneath during the summer. ‹ Slide me › The new images, taken by the US's Landsat …

Greenland may have been almost ice free as recently as 416,000 years ago – study
1 year, 5 months ago

Greenland may have been almost ice free as recently as 416,000 years ago – study

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Greenland may have truly been green as recently as 416,000 years ago, scientists have said, …

Seven worst years for polar ice sheet melting occurred in past decade: study
1 year, 8 months ago

Seven worst years for polar ice sheet melting occurred in past decade: study

The Hindu  

Scientists report that the seven worst years for polar ice sheets melting and losing ice have occurred during the past decade, with 2019 being the worst year on record. In their study, the researchers found that earth’s polar ice sheets lost 7,560 billion tonnes of ice between 1992 and 2020, which is equivalent to an ice cube that would be …

Greenland's melt goes into hyper-drive with unprecedented ice loss in modern times
1 year, 8 months ago

Greenland's melt goes into hyper-drive with unprecedented ice loss in modern times

ABC  

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new, comprehensive international study. Key points: From 1992 to 1996, the two ice sheets — which hold 99 per cent the world's freshwater ice — shrank by more than 100 billion tonnes a …

‘Devastating’ melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Devastating’ melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found

Associated Press  

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new comprehensive international study. “This is a devastating trajectory,” said U.S. National Snow and Ice Center Deputy Lead Scientist Twila Moon, who wasn’t part of the study. “These rates of ice loss are …

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | Extent of Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in February
1 year, 10 months ago

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | Extent of Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in February

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 09, 2023 10:40 IST - 1 MIN READ Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center of NASA at the University of Colorado Boulder reported that Antarctic sea ice likely reached its minimum extent for 2023, at 1.79 million square kilometres on February 21. “Antarctica’s response to climate change has been different from the Arctic’s,” said …

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is Melting. Here's Why You — Sitting 12,000 Km Away — Should Worry
1 year, 10 months ago

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is Melting. Here's Why You — Sitting 12,000 Km Away — Should Worry

News 18  

Thwaites Glacier, often known as the “doomsday glacier,” is on the edge of collapsing, according to new assessments. The total collapse of the Thwaites might result in a sea level rise of more than two feet, devastating coastal cities around the world, explains the CNN report. The Thwaites is also acting as a natural dam to the surrounding ice in …

Antarctica Doomsday Glacier: ‘We should all be very concerned’
1 year, 10 months ago

Antarctica Doomsday Glacier: ‘We should all be very concerned’

Al Jazeera  

Melting of the Florida-sized glacier is of grave concern, with the potential for significant global sea level rise. Scientists studying Antarctica’s vast Thwaites Glacier – nicknamed the “Doomsday Glacier” – say warm water is seeping into its weak spots, threatening its demise and a massive sea rise. “That is the kind of thing we should all be very concerned about.” …

New ice core analysis shows sharp Greenland warming spike
1 year, 11 months ago

New ice core analysis shows sharp Greenland warming spike

Associated Press  

A sharp spike in Greenland temperatures since 1995 showed the giant northern island 2.7 degrees hotter than its 20th-century average, the warmest in more than 1,000 years, according to new ice core data. Until now Greenland ice cores -- a glimpse into long-running temperatures before thermometers -- hadn’t shown much of a clear signal of global warming on the remotest …

Greenland Ice Sheet is hottest it has ever been and will cause sea levels to rise by 20in by 2100
1 year, 11 months ago

Greenland Ice Sheet is hottest it has ever been and will cause sea levels to rise by 20in by 2100

Daily Mail  

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the hottest it has ever been and will cause global sea levels to rise by 20 inches by 2100 if it keeps warming at the same pace, scientists have warned. Concern: The Greenland Ice Sheet is the hottest it has ever been and will cause global sea levels to rise by 20 inches by 2100 …

Greenland ice sheet at its warmest level in past 1,000 years – study
1 year, 11 months ago

Greenland ice sheet at its warmest level in past 1,000 years – study

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Greenland ice sheet was warmer in the first decade of this century compared to …

Melting Greenland ice sheet could cause sea levels to rise by 0.5 INCHES by the end of the century
2 years, 2 months ago

Melting Greenland ice sheet could cause sea levels to rise by 0.5 INCHES by the end of the century

Daily Mail  

Melting of the Northeast Greenland Ice Sheet could cause sea levels to rise by half an inch by the end of the century, a new study has warned. Researchers from Denmark and the US used satellite data and numerical models to examine ice loss from the sheet since 2012. Researchers from Denmark and the US used satellite data and numerical …

Greenland could be vulnerable to climate change from both rising air and sea temperatures
2 years, 2 months ago

Greenland could be vulnerable to climate change from both rising air and sea temperatures

Daily Mail  

Climate change may be having more impact on the melting Greenland ice sheet than previously thought, new research suggests. 'But ice cubes in a drink will also melt faster if you stir the drink, and rising air temperatures in Greenland effectively result in a stirring of the ocean close to the ice sheet, causing faster melting of the ice sheet …

Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches
2 years, 4 months ago

Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches

The Hindu  

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches -- more than twice as much as previously forecast — according to a study published Monday. “This ice has been consigned to the ocean, regardless of what climate scenario we take now.” Study lead author Jason Box, a glaciologist at the Greenland survey, said …

Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches
2 years, 4 months ago

Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches

Associated Press  

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches -- more than twice as much as previously forecast — according to a study published Monday. “This ice has been consigned to the ocean, regardless of what climate scenario we take now.” Study lead author Jason Box, a glaciologist at the Greenland survey, said …

Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet will cause sea levels to rise by more than 10 INCHES
2 years, 4 months ago

Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet will cause sea levels to rise by more than 10 INCHES

Daily Mail  

The melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet will cause global sea levels to rise by more than 10 inches – even if the whole world stops burning fossil fuels today, a new study has warned. 'In the foreseeable scenario that global warming will only continue, the contribution of the Greenland Ice Sheet to sea level rise will only continue increasing,' …

Greenland ice losses set to raise global sea levels by nearly a foot, new research shows
2 years, 4 months ago

Greenland ice losses set to raise global sea levels by nearly a foot, new research shows

CNN  

CNN — Widespread ice losses from Greenland have locked in nearly a foot of global sea level rise that’s set to come in the near future – and new research suggests there is no way to stop it, even if the world stopped releasing planet-heating emissions today. The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, found that the …

Antarctica is crumbling: Scientists find ice sheet thinning, headed for major disruption
2 years, 4 months ago

Antarctica is crumbling: Scientists find ice sheet thinning, headed for major disruption

India Today  

As climate change wreaks havoc on the planet, every corner of the world has been affected, including the frigid world of the Antarctic. And when ice shelves dwindle and weaken, the continent’s massive glaciers tend to speed up and increase the rate of global sea level rise,” JPL scientist Chad Greene, lead author of the calving study said in a …

Arctic missing ice that could have covered twice the area of Rajasthan
2 years, 9 months ago

Arctic missing ice that could have covered twice the area of Rajasthan

India Today  

With climate change raging and impacts seen across the world, the situation on Earth's pole is no different. The Arctic Sea Ice has hit yet another low and struck its annual maximum extent on February 25. According to data, the Arctic sea ice extent peaked at14.88 million square kilometers and is roughly 7,70,000 square kilometers below the 1981-2010 average maximum …

Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom up
2 years, 10 months ago

Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom up

Daily Mail  

Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom up and is now the largest single contributor to global sea level rise, a new study has warned. Warning: Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom up and is now the largest single contributor to global sea level rise, a new study has found Researchers have observed 'unprecedented' rates of melting …

Mountain Glaciers are Shrinking Due to Climate Change, And That's Bad News
2 years, 11 months ago

Mountain Glaciers are Shrinking Due to Climate Change, And That's Bad News

News 18  

Mountain glaciers shrinking due to climate change are less voluminous than previously understood, putting millions who depend on them for water supply at risk, researchers reported Monday. “We generally think about glaciers as solid ice that may melt in summer, but ice actually flows like thick syrup under its own weight,” said Morlighem. “Using satellite imagery, we are able to …

Dramatic satellite pictures show rapid break-up of Antarctic ice shelf the size of Barbados
2 years, 11 months ago

Dramatic satellite pictures show rapid break-up of Antarctic ice shelf the size of Barbados

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Satellite images revealed 154 square miles of sea ice, on the Antarctic Peninsula, cracking into hundreds of smaller pieces. …

Greenland rainfall has scientists worried about melting ice caps
3 years, 4 months ago

Greenland rainfall has scientists worried about melting ice caps

ABC  

Scientists say rain falling on Greenland's highest point for the first time on record is another worrying sign of warming for the ice sheet, which is melting at an increasing rate. Greenland ice melting unmatched Photo shows An aerial view showing the Greenland ice sheet meeting bare land. The Greenland ice sheet is now melting faster than any time in …

Greenland ice sheet: First ever recorded rainfall in Greenland’s ice sheet summit causes ‘widespread’ melting
3 years, 4 months ago

Greenland ice sheet: First ever recorded rainfall in Greenland’s ice sheet summit causes ‘widespread’ melting

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rain lashed the highest point of the Greenland ice sheet for several days for the …

Scientist who led largest mission to Arctic says global heating may have reached irreversible tipping point
3 years, 6 months ago

Scientist who led largest mission to Arctic says global heating may have reached irreversible tipping point

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The scientist who led the largest-ever research expedition to the Arctic has suggested that the …

Greenland ice sheet close to tipping into 'accelerated melting,' scientists conclude
3 years, 7 months ago

Greenland ice sheet close to tipping into 'accelerated melting,' scientists conclude

Daily Mail  

The Greenland ice sheet, the second largest on the planet, is close to reaching the tipping point of no return with 'accelerated melting,' a new study has found. If the troubling signs in this region were to happen to the entire ice sheet, causing it to melt completely, it could eventually raise global sea levels by 23ft. The researchers analyzed …

Global warming is melting the world’s glaciers at an alarming rate
3 years, 8 months ago

Global warming is melting the world’s glaciers at an alarming rate

Live Mint  

It is no secret that the immediate physical effects of global heating is being observed in the way that it is melting the world’s ice, or cryosphere. A new study published in Nature on 28 April has now found that between 2000-2019, the world’s glaciers, including those in the Himalaya, lost 267 gigatonnes of ice every year. This rate of …

Satellites show world’s glaciers melting faster than ever
3 years, 8 months ago

Satellites show world’s glaciers melting faster than ever

Associated Press  

Glaciers are melting faster, losing 31% more snow and ice per year than they did 15 years earlier, according to three-dimensional satellite measurements of all the world’s mountain glaciers. Ohio State University’s Lonnie Thompson said the new study painted an “alarming picture.” Shrinking glaciers are a problem for millions of people who rely on seasonal glacial melt for daily water …

Greenland's ice sheet has completely melted at least once in the last million years
3 years, 9 months ago

Greenland's ice sheet has completely melted at least once in the last million years

Firstpost  

If the ice sheet were to vanish altogether, it would lift global oceans by nearly seven metres. The ice sheet atop Greenland — which holds enough frozen water to swamp coastal cities worldwide — has melted to the ground at least once in the last million years despite CO2 levels far lower than today, stunned scientists have reported. “This is …

Father-and-son team document devastating ice loss at Iceland’s glaciers 30 years apart
3 years, 11 months ago

Father-and-son team document devastating ice loss at Iceland’s glaciers 30 years apart

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New images released by a father-and-son team have revealed the devastating impact that the climate …

Earth's Ice Sheets are Now in Worst-case Zone, 28 Trillion Tonnes Lost in Less Than 25 Years
3 years, 11 months ago

Earth's Ice Sheets are Now in Worst-case Zone, 28 Trillion Tonnes Lost in Less Than 25 Years

News 18  

If the climate crisis seems like a distant threat to humankind then a recent research might put things into perspective. The research says that between 1994 and 2017, we lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice that is equivalent to a sheet of ice 100 metres thick covering the whole of the UK. Through their research, the scientists found that the …

Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice between the years 1994 and 2017: study
3 years, 11 months ago

Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice between the years 1994 and 2017: study

Firstpost  

The rate at which ice is disappearing across the world matches “worst-case climate warming scenarios”, UK scientists have warned in new research. It surveyed 215,000 mountain glaciers around the globe, polar ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, ice shelves floating around Antarctica, and sea ice drifting in the Arctic and Southern Oceans. mage credit: Wikipedia “The ice sheets are now …

Climate crisis: Global ice loss is speeding up, study finds
3 years, 11 months ago

Climate crisis: Global ice loss is speeding up, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the study – the first survey of global ice loss using satellite data – there has been …

Greenland’s largest glaciers nearing rates of melt expected in ‘worst-case scenario’
4 years, 1 month ago

Greenland’s largest glaciers nearing rates of melt expected in ‘worst-case scenario’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Greenland’s largest glaciers are currently melting at levels close to what scientists had previously expected …

Climate crisis: Greenland on course to lose more ice this century than in any other in past 12,000 years
4 years, 3 months ago

Climate crisis: Greenland on course to lose more ice this century than in any other in past 12,000 years

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The decline of Greenland’s vast ice sheet is accelerating so quickly it is likely to …

Greenland ice sheet loss already 'unprecedented' and set to accelerate
4 years, 3 months ago

Greenland ice sheet loss already 'unprecedented' and set to accelerate

ABC  

Melting of the Greenland ice sheet has hit a rate unmatched in the last 12,000 years and is accelerating, scientists have confirmed. Key points: Worst-case predictions say Greenland will be melting 600 per cent faster than its present rate by the end of the century That alone could add around 30 centimetres to sea levels, without accounting for Antarctic melting …

Melting Ice Sheets Could Add 15 Inches to Global Sea Level Rise by 2100, Says NASA
4 years, 3 months ago

Melting Ice Sheets Could Add 15 Inches to Global Sea Level Rise by 2100, Says NASA

News 18  

Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could together contribute more than 38 centimetres to global sea level rise by 2100, if greenhouse gas emissions continue, according to a study led by NASA. With warming air temperatures melting the surface of the ice sheet, and warming ocean temperatures causing ocean-terminating glaciers to retreat, Greenland’s ice sheet is a significant contributor to sea …

Massive chunk of Greenland's ice caps has broken off, falls into the sea; evidence of rapid climate change
4 years, 3 months ago

Massive chunk of Greenland's ice caps has broken off, falls into the sea; evidence of rapid climate change

Firstpost  

The ice came off a fjord called Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden and is around 110 square kilometres big. An enormous chunk of Greenland’s ice cap has broken off in the far northeastern Arctic, a development that scientists say is evidence of rapid climate change. Annual end-of-melt-season changes for the Arctic’s largest ice shelf in Northeast Greenland are measured by optical satellite imagery, the …

Greenland: A chunk of ice twice the size of Manhattan has broken off the ice shelf
4 years, 3 months ago

Greenland: A chunk of ice twice the size of Manhattan has broken off the ice shelf

CNN  

CNN — A 44-square-mile chunk of ice, about twice the size of Manhattan, has broken off the Arctic’s largest remaining ice shelf in northeast Greenland in the last two years, leaving scientists fearful over its rapid disintegration. “We should be very concerned about what appears to be progressive disintegration at the Arctic’s largest remaining ice shelf, because upstream … is …

Greenland glacier loses 110 square kilometres' worth of ice
4 years, 3 months ago

Greenland glacier loses 110 square kilometres' worth of ice

ABC  

A chunk of Greenland's ice cap estimated to be 110 square kilometres has broken off in the far north-east Arctic. Key points: The National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland said the "disintegration" of the ice shelf was a major concern The ice sheet has lost more ice than has been added in the form of snow this year Greenland …

Climate change: Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica melting at ‘worst-case scenario’ rate
4 years, 4 months ago

Climate change: Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica melting at ‘worst-case scenario’ rate

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at a rate which matches climate scientists’ …

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