A retired professor devises a plan and evaluates the cost of saving one town’s signature glacier from climate change.
Glaciers
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Cosmic Muons Reveal the Land Hidden Under Ice
Scientists accurately map the shape of the bedrock beneath a glacier using a new technique.
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In Patagonian Lakes, Glacial Meltwater Lies Low
A new study reveals key differences in ice-water interactions between glaciers that flow into lakes and glaciers that end in the sea.
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New Technique Reveals Iceberg Calving Process
Researchers used unmanned aerial vehicle data to model the growth of a fracture that broke a 1-kilometer-long iceberg off a Greenland glacier.
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West Antarctic Ice Shelf Breaking Up from the Inside Out
Researchers trace the origin of a 2015 iceberg to a crack that formed deep beneath the ice.
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At the Intersection of Ice and Water
Scientists observe ice dynamics in water-terminating glaciers around the world to better understand how the process of subaqueous melt drives ice loss.
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Seismic Signals Reveal Changes in Water Release from Glaciers
Seismometers could help scientists monitor elusive fluctuations in water discharge from glaciers that flow into the ocean.
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Near-Surface Aquifer Discovered on Svalbard Glacier
Arctic glacier aquifer may respond more rapidly to climate change than larger aquifers found on the Greenland ice sheet.
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Building a Better Glacial Speedometer
Researchers race to measure and predict the Greenland ice sheet's seaward slide.
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What Instruments Are Available for Polar Studies?
Instrumentation for Polar Glaciology and Geophysics Research Workshop; Baltimore, Maryland, 9–10 October 2014