Glaciers
Antarctica's Melting Ice Sheets Might Bring More Sea Level Rise to the US Than Anywhere Else
If the entire West Antarctic ice sheet collapses, it could cause five meters — over 15 feet — of sea level rise, a disproportionate amount of which could inundate the shores of the United States.
Climbers Can No Longer Scale a Section of Mount Everest Because of Climate Change
Nepalese officials ban climbers from a section of the Khumbu Icefall, where 16 Sherpa guides were killed last year, and many in the climbing community say melting glaciers are making the ascent more risky.
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Retreating at a Much Higher Rate Than Previously Thought
A three-fold increase in the rate of melting has occurred since 2003 and scientists warn that global sea levels might rise by an average of four feet if the ice sheet melts completely.
Scientists Confirm, Again, That Glacier Melting Is Caused by Humans
More evidence that the ice melt we're seeing isn't all natural.
Taking Inventory of Two Hundred Thousand Melting Glaciers
Scientists have finished the most complete mapping of the world's glaciers yet; the better to predict what will happen when they melt.
A Roofer Discovered a Mummified Body in a Foreclosed House
This week, a roofer discovered a mummified woman in her garage, Dinesh D'Souza announced he was creating more cinematic propaganda, and scientists said they revived a 30,000-year-old virus found in a chunk of ice.
The Massive, Melting Pine Island Glacier Is Just Getting Started
Turns out this happened before, 8,000 years ago.
The Industrial Revolution May Be What Abruptly Melted the Glaciers in the Alps
Scientists think black carbon pollution is what brought the Little Ice Age to an end.