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Falling ice accelerates glacier retreat in Greenland
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Iceberg calving, where massive ice blocks detach from glacier fronts and plunge into the ocean, is a major factor in Greenland's rapid ice loss. An international team led by the University of Zurich (UZH) and the University of Washington (UW) has now used fiber-optic sensing to reveal how the impact and drift of calved ice accelerate melt by mixing glacial meltwater with warmer subsurface seawater. Warmer water erodes the glacier's submerged ice base, fueling more calving and mass loss. "This, in ... read more |
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Surging tourism is polluting Antarctica, scientists warnSantiago (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for one of Earth's most pristine environments already ... more 
Antarctic phytoplankton trends reveal sea ice retreat impact; Ecosystem engineering in the oceansParis, France (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 A new study using long-term satellite data has documented a climate-driven shift in Antarctic phytoplankton communities, with potential effects on the marine food chain and the Southern Ocean's carb ... more 
Antarctic climate shifts threaten 'catastrophic' impacts globallyParis (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by metres and lead to "catastrophic consequences for generations", scientists warned W ... more 
Comet debris signs found in Baffin Bay sediments linked to Younger Dryas coolingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2025 Analysis of Baffin Bay ocean sediments has uncovered geochemical evidence consistent with debris from a comet that may have triggered the Younger Dryas cooling event 12,800 years ago. Christopher Mo ... more |
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The eye-opening science of close encounters with polar bearsLongyearbyen (AFP) July 22, 2025 It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear - one of the most dangerous predators on the planet - on an Arctic ice floe. ... more 
Heat melts Alps snow and glaciers, leaving water shortageSaint-Christophe-En-Oisans, France (AFP) July 23, 2025 June's heatwave has caused snow and glaciers in the French Alps to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just before the summer tourist hiking season gets into full swing. ... more 
From Antarctica to Brussels, hunting climate clues in old iceBrussels, Belgium (AFP) July 18, 2025 In a small, refrigerated room at a Brussels university, parka-wearing scientists chop up Antarctic ice cores tens of thousands of years old in search of clues to our planet's changing climate. ... more 
Heat melts Alps snow and glaciers, leaving water shortageSaint-Christophe-En-Oisans, France (AFP) July 16, 2025 June's heatwave has caused French Alps snow and glaciers to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just before the summer tourist hiking season gets into full swing. ... more 
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: expertsKathmandu (AFP) July 9, 2025 Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge linking the two countries, were caused by the release of water from a glacial lake, experts said Wednesday. ... more |
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Glacier retreat could drive a surge in volcanic eruptions worldwide
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 Melting glaciers may be laying the groundwork for more explosive and frequent volcanic eruptions, according to new research presented at the Goldschmidt Conference in Prague. The study focuses on six volcanoes in the southern Chilean Andes and suggests that similar dynamics could be at play in hundreds of subglacial volcanoes worldwide, particularly in Antarctica. The research team, led by scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and supported by collaborators at Lehigh University, UCLA ... read more 
German navy to patrol the ArcticCopenhagen (AFP) June 30, 2025 Germany's defence minister said Monday the country would send navy ships to patrol Arctic waters, citing the threat from a Russian military build-up in the region. ... more |
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Denmark develops tool to predict ice-free Arctic summersCopenhagen (AFP) June 27, 2025 The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) said on Friday it was developing a tool to predict when the Arctic will be ice-free in summer, to anticipate the consequences on the Earth's climate. ... more 
In Norway's Arctic, meteorologists have a first-row seat to climate changeTromso, Norway (AFP) June 23, 2025 In the cold of the Norwegian Arctic, meteorologist Trond Robertsen manually recorded precipitation levels for over two decades, witnessing firsthand the effects of climate change. ... more 
How did life survive 'Snowball Earth'? In ponds, study suggestsParis (AFP) June 19, 2025 Earth has not always been so hospitable to live. During several ice ages, the planet's surface was almost completely frozen over, creating what has been dubbed "Snowball Earth". ... more 
Arctic warming spurs growth of carbon-soaking peatlandsParis (AFP) June 19, 2025 Arctic peatlands are expanding as the climate warms, new research showed Thursday, a change that could slow global heating in the near term but have the opposite effect in future. ... more
Permafrost in Swiss Alps at record warmthGeneva (AFP) June 17, 2025 The permafrost in Switzerland's Alps is the warmest since records began, the Swiss Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday. ... more |
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