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Scientists See Converging Evidence of Antarctic Ice Retreat

A sediment core spanning millions of years and new modeling studies point to significant ice retreat under temperatures similar to today.

By Bob Berwyn

Researchers and tourists explore the edge of an ice shelf along the Antarctic Peninsula, which has warmed faster than nearly any other region in the past few decades. Credit Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News
People observe the Rhone Glacier as it melts into its glacial lake in the Swiss Alps. Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

As Glaciers Melt, the Earth’s Cryosphere Is on Thin Ice

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

The Bråsvellbreen Glacier is seen during an Arctic heat wave in the Svalbard islands on July 7, 2024. Credit: Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images

Melting on the Arctic’s Svalbard Islands Shows the Climate Future Is Now

By Bob Berwyn

A view of the Nevados de Chillán volcano during an eruptive pulse in Las Trancas, Chile, on April 6, 2018. Credit: Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images

Melting Ice Caps Could Bring Dormant Volcanoes to Life, Research from the Chilean Andes Shows

By Bob Berwyn

China Is Reshaping Global Development. Is That Good for the Planet?

By Katie Surma

Crevasses upstream of the terminus of the Jakobshavn Isbræ (Sermeq Kujalleq) Glacier in west-central Greenland, a region where a new study shows a significant spread of crevasses. Photo courtesy William Colgan, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.

New 3-D Study of the Greenland Ice Sheet Shows Glaciers Falling Apart Faster Than Expected

By Bob Berwyn

A view of Norsel Point on the Antarctic Peninsula shows the emerging green areas in the region. Credit: Dan Charman

Greening of Antarctica Is Another Sign of Significant Climate Shift on the Frozen Continent

By Bob Berwyn

The Thwaites Glacier and much of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be lost by the 23rd century. Credit: Rob Larter/BAS

‘Grim Outlook’ for Thwaites Glacier

By Bob Berwyn

Researcher Emilio Mateo takes a rock sample in front of an iceberg-filled lake at the toe of Queshque Glacier, in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Credit: Evan Vega

Tropical Glaciers in the Andes Are the Smallest They’ve Been in 11,700 Years

By Alexa Robles-Gil

New research showing previously unmapped areas of meltwater on the surface Antarctic ice shelves raises concerns about the large-scale disintegration of those floating shelves. Credit: Sergio Pitamitz/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Study Maps Giant Slush Zones as New Threat to Antarctic Ice

By Bob Berwyn

A view of Lake Palcacocha, a glacier lake in the Peruvian Andes near Huaraz on May 23, 2022. Credit: Angela Ponce/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Glaciers in Peru’s Central Andes Might Be Gone by 2050s, Study Says

By Alexa Robles-Gil

A decline of Antarctic sea ice will affect the entire food chain by changing the availability of plankton and krill, and in some cases, crowding animals closer together. Credit: Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News

In Two New Studies, Scientists See Signs of Fundamental Climate Shifts in Antarctica

By Bob Berwyn

Thwaites Glacier ice cliffs can be several hundred feet high, with an area of ice nearly the size of Nebraska behind. Credit James Kirkham

New Research from Antarctica Affirms the Threat of the ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ but Funding to Keep Studying It Is Running Out

By Bob Berwyn

“Thwaites really is considered ground zero for the possibility of accelerated sea level rise this century.” Credit: Elizabeth Rush

Q&A: What an Author’s Trip to the Antarctic Taught Her About Climate—and Collective Action

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Larsen B Ice Shelf

What the Melting of Antarctic Ice Shelves Means for the Planet

Interview by Steve Curwood, "Living on Earth"

A man wearing shorts and a t-shirt walks in the town center as the melting Longyear glacier looms behind during a summer heat wave on Svalbard archipelago on July 30, 2020 in Longyearbyen, Norway. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The Melting Glaciers of Svalbard Offer an Ominous Glimpse of More Warming to Come

By Lydia Larsen

In Earth's geological past, surges of icebergs in the Arctic have been linked with sudden and almost simultaneous warming in Antarctica. Scientists say climate connections between the poles have important implications for the modern era of global warming, and that there may be unexpected impacts. Credit: Bob Berwyn

Can Iceberg Surges in the Arctic Trigger Rapid Warming at the Other End of The World?

By Bob Berwyn

This aerial view taken near Canazei on July 5, 2022 from a rescue helicopter shows the Punta Rocca glacier that collapsed on the mountain of Marmolada after a record-high temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded at the glacier's summit. The collapse of the glacier caused an avalanche which killed at least seven people. Credit: Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images

More Mountain Glacier Collapses Feared as Heat Waves Engulf the Northern Hemisphere

By Bob Berwyn

A flock of birds flies over the border between Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Coahuila state, Mexico, on Feb. 16, 2019. Credit: Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP via Getty Images

Warming Trends: Tracking Bird Migration in the Night Sky, Plus the Olympic Mountains’ Rapidly Shrinking Glaciers and a Podcast Focused on Florida’s Polluted Environment

By Katelyn Weisbrod

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