Jul 28 2011
Antarctica: A ‘Scary’ Source for Rising Seas
A new study of ocean sediments indicates West Antarctica as well as Greenland must have contributed to oceans that were 15 to 20 feet higher than their current levels.
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Jul 15 2011
Behold, The Floating Ice Island
One year after breaking off a glacier in NW Greenland, a huge island of ice slowly breaks apart and drifts south off Canada.
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Jul 08 2011
Whales Adapted Appetites to Survive Ice Age
Gray whales changed their culinary habits to survive lower sea levels during ice ages.
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Jul 07 2011
Polar Shifts on Rising Seas
A new study says coastal Greenland waters are warming faster than Antarctic waters -- but both ice sheets are melting faster than expected.
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Jun 14 2011
Curb Soot and Smog to Keep Earth Cool, Says UN
Sharply reducing emissions of soot and smog could play a critical role in preventing Earth from overheating.
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Jun 03 2011
Under the Ice, Antarctic Land Comes Into Focus
The details of land under the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is of special interest to anyone concerned about future sea level rise in a warming world.
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Jun 01 2011
Greenland’s Early Viking Towns Chilled Out
Lake sediments in western Greenland confirm that abrupt climate change brought cold conditions to the region just before the collapse of the Norse settlements in the Middle Ages.
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May 23 2011
Iceland’s Volcanic Ash Cloud ‘Threatens Europe’
A plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Iceland is being blown south towards Britain and could reach the airspace over mainland Europe later in the week.
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May 22 2011
Iceland Volcano Erupts
The active Grimsvoetn volcano began erupting Saturday, spewing a 20 kilometer-high column of smoke.
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May 17 2011
Iron-laden Icebergs Fertilize Ocean
Icebergs are nature's iron fertilizers in the Southern Ocean, nurturing phytoplankton blooms that draw out carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere.
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