• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 16th, 2009
First British and Irish Ice Sheet Model Created

First British and Irish Ice Sheet Model Created

DU researchers have been behind the effort

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 14th, 2009
Link Between CO2 Levels and Antarctic Formation Proven

Link Between CO2 Levels and Antarctic Formation Proven

This is the first major study to achieve this

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 28th, 2009
Space Lasers Analyze Hidden Antarctic Lakes

Space Lasers Analyze Hidden Antarctic Lakes

They are buried under miles of ice

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 14th, 2009
Pine Island Glacier Melting 4 Times Faster than a Decade Ago

Pine Island Glacier Melting 4 Times Faster than a Decade Ago

It is one of the largest glaciers in Antarctica

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 8th, 2009
NASA Study Shows 'Dramatic' Arctic Ice Thinning

NASA Study Shows 'Dramatic' Arctic Ice Thinning

The ICESat satellite has been used for the new measurements

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 2nd, 2009
Arctic Sea Ice Levels at 800-Year Low

Arctic Sea Ice Levels at 800-Year Low

The conclusion belongs to a new study

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 4th, 2009
How East Antarctic Ice Formed

How East Antarctic Ice Formed

It settled against an Alps-like background

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 15th, 2009
West Antarctic Ice Sheet Threat Level Reduced

West Antarctic Ice Sheet Threat Level Reduced

However, potential consequences remain catastrophic

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 29th, 2009
Satellite Image Shows Wilkins Ice Sheet in Poor Condition

Satellite Image Shows Wilkins Ice Sheet in Poor Condition

The ice spread is destabilized and ready to break

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 22nd, 2009
Ozone Layer Hole Causes More Antarctic Sea Ice

Ozone Layer Hole Causes More Antarctic Sea Ice

Weather patterns in the area are drastically changing

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 17th, 2009
Antarctic Reveals 1.5-Million-Year-Old Microbe Colony

Antarctic Reveals 1.5-Million-Year-Old Microbe Colony

The organisms have been trapped under hundreds of feet of ice

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 13th, 2009
Percolation Models Reveal Ice Dynamics

Percolation Models Reveal Ice Dynamics

Mathematician studies snow-ice

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 13th, 2009
Discovery Yields New Model for Antarctica's Ices

Discovery Yields New Model for Antarctica's Ices

The research could further our knowledge of the continent

Dust in Glaciers Hints at Past Climate Changes

Dust in Glaciers Hints at Past Climate Changes

A scientific expedition is currently investigating the ice

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 12th, 2009
Sea Levels Could Rise Higher than Predicted

Sea Levels Could Rise Higher than Predicted

It's the conclusion several new studies have reached

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 6th, 2009
Ice Expected to Melt Completely in the Arctic by 2013

Ice Expected to Melt Completely in the Arctic by 2013

The conclusion belongs to a renowned polar expert

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 27th, 2009
Global Cooling Formed Glaciers in Antarctica

Global Cooling Formed Glaciers in Antarctica

A massive CO2 drop also played a part

 
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