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Each glacier has a unique organic matter composition, study reveals

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Melting glaciers release more than just water. Organic matter once trapped in ice can run into streams and rivers, where it becomes food for...

Melting of Alaskan glaciers accelerating faster than previously thought, research suggests

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Melting of glaciers in a major Alaskan icefield has accelerated and could reach an irreversible tipping point earlier than previously thought, new research suggests. The...

Giant viruses discovered on Greenland ice sheet could reduce ice melt

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Every spring when the sun rises in the Arctic after months of darkness, life returns. The polar bears pop up from their winter lairs,...

Ice shelves fracture under weight of meltwater lakes, study shows

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When air temperatures in Antarctica rise and glacier ice melts, water can pool on the surface of floating ice shelves, weighing them down and...

Oceanographers uncover the vital role of mixing down of oxygen in sustaining deep sea health

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New research led by oceanographers from the School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University has shown for the first time the important role of...

Four decades of glacial data reveals substantial losses and water worries

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An analysis of glacial data spanning four decades has provided valuable insights into the changes taking place in the glaciers of the Pir Panjal...

Unlocking Arctic mysteries: How melting ice shapes our climate

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Recent decades have witnessed rapid changes in the Arctic climate, with warming rates surpassing global averages by three to four times. This puzzling "Warm...

Largest ice shelf in Antarctica lurches forward once or twice each day

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In Antarctica, heavy glaciers are always on the move. Conveyor belts of ice, known as ice streams, are the corridors of faster flow that...

‘Very worried’: Scientists fret as Antarctic sea ice dwindles

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Sea ice levels in Antarctica have registered historic lows for three consecutive years, portending grave consequences for life on Earth as we know it. But...

New discovery suggests significant glacial retreat in West Antarctica began in 1940s

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Among the vast expanse of Antarctica lies the Thwaites Glacier, the world's widest glacier measuring about 80 miles on the western edge of the...

Ice melt barriers disappearing at twice the rate compared to 50 years ago, study finds

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Undersea anchors of ice that help prevent Antarctica's land ice from slipping into the ocean are shrinking at more than twice the rate compared...

How do oceans start to close? New study suggests the Atlantic may ‘soon’ enter its declining phase

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A new study, resorting to computational models, predicts that a subduction zone currently below the Gibraltar Strait will propagate further inside the Atlantic and...
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