ESA's CryoSat-2 continues to be instrumental in our understanding of climate related changes in polar ice, working alongside NASA's ICESat-2 to provide robust, accurate data on ice sheet changes.
Academics from Northumbria University are part of an international research team which has used data from satellites to track changes in the thickness of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Global warming is ...
The island is largely covered with an ice sheet, which contains enough water to raise global ocean levels by several meters were it all to melt. Even losing a fraction of that ice will flood ...
The Greenland Ice Sheet, part of which is shown in this image of Jakobshavn Glacier, is now melting at an incredibly rapid pace, pushing sea levels upward while upsetting global weather patterns.
The Polar Portal website has reported that the Greenland ice sheet recent “massive melting event” released enough mass to cover the state of Florida with 5 centimeters of water. According to ...
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Get ready to kick off the new year with a spectacular evening of winter fun at the Annual First Fridays: Fire & Ice event. This year's event takes place Friday, Jan. 3, from 4-8 p.m at the David S.