Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Tropical Glaciers in Indonesia May Disappear by the End of the Decade: Scientific American

Tropical Glaciers in Indonesia May Disappear by the End of the Decade: Scientific American: "Glaciers in one of the world's last tropical ice caps will be gone within a matter of years, rather than the decades thought previously, according to an Ohio State University researcher who has spent his career probing the world's ice fields."

Monday, August 9, 2010

Giant Glacier Breaks on Anniversary of Global Warming : Discovery News

Giant Glacier Breaks on Anniversary of Global Warming : Discovery News: "On Thursday, scientists discovered that a huge mass of ice four times the size of Manhattan had broken free of Petermann glacier in northwestern Greenland. The 'ice island' was the largest calving event on the glacier since 1962, and researchers estimated Petermann lost nearly a quarter of its floating ice tongue in one go."

Friday, August 6, 2010

Richard Littlemore | Arctic Sea Ice Taking a Turn for the Worse

Richard Littlemore | Arctic Sea Ice Taking a Turn for the Worse: "The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Co., has posted an update on the state of Arctic ice, saying that current conditions point to a bad year, but not a record-breaker."