• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 16th, 2015
Millennia-Old Antarctica Ice Shelf Is Disintegrating, Will Soon Vanish

Millennia-Old Antarctica Ice Shelf Is Disintegrating, Will Soon Vanish

NASA scientists say the ice shelf will break apart into icebergs and disappear by the time this decade is over

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 13th, 2014
Warmer Weather Takes the Blame for Ice Shelf Collapse in Antarctica

Warmer Weather Takes the Blame for Ice Shelf Collapse in Antarctica

Evidence indicates the Larsen-B Ice Shelf collapsed due to an increase in air temperatures, not instability from below

Dust Particles Are Speeding Up the Melting of Greenland's Ice Shelf

Dust Particles Are Speeding Up the Melting of Greenland's Ice Shelf

This means global sea levels could up much sooner than expected, specialists say

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 20th, 2008
Global Warming Creates New Economic Possibilities in the Arctic

Global Warming Creates New Economic Possibilities in the Arctic

International regulations are required for the newly-created seas

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 18th, 2008
Polar Warming Linked to Human Activities

Polar Warming Linked to Human Activities

New data from the Antarctic puts an end to critics of global warming

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 17th, 2008
Underground Lakes Drive Glaciers in Antarctica to the Ocean

Underground Lakes Drive Glaciers in Antarctica to the Ocean

When these lakes overflow, the ice moves faster