News articles tagged with 'ice'
Greenland ice cap melting faster than ever
— 15 Nov 2009 14:51 | EnvironmentSatellite observations and a state-of-the art regional atmospheric model have independently confirmed that the Greenland ice sheet is loosing mass at an accelerating rate, reports a... — full story
Cave study links climate change to California droughts
— 11 Nov 2009 12:23 | EnvironmentCalifornia experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student... — full story
Iowa State scientist develops lab machine to study glacial sliding related to rising sea levels
— 11 Nov 2009 11:38 | EnvironmentIowa State scientist develops lab machine to study glacial sliding related to rising sea levels AMES, Iowa - Neal Iverson opened his laboratory's walk-in freezer and said the one-of-a-kind... — full story
Past climate of the northern Antarctic Peninsular informs global warming debate
— 8 Nov 2009 11:53 | EnvironmentThe seriousness of current global warming is underlined by a reconstruction of climate at Maxwell Bay in the South Shetland Islands of the Antarctic Peninsula over approximately the... — full story
Tackling new Arctic challenges from space
— 6 Nov 2009 12:18 | EnvironmentInternational scientists, researchers and decision makers met at the 'Space and the Arctic workshop' to identify the needs and challenges of working and living in the rapidly changing... — full story
Pitt-led researchers create nanoparticle coating to prevent freezing rain buildup
— 30 Oct 2009 09:33 | TechnologyPreventing the havoc wrought when freezing rain collects on roads, power lines, and aircrafts could be only a few nanometres away. A University of Pittsburgh-led team demonstrates in... — full story
Alaska critical habitat for polar bear declared
— 23 Oct 2009 11:23 | Environmentn a move applauded by WWF, the US Department of the Interior has announced the proposed designation of almost 52 million hectares of key polar bear habitat across Alaska. The requirement... — full story
Queen's scientists on international team discover 'ecologically unique' changes in Arctic lake
— 20 Oct 2009 12:36 | EnvironmentQueen's University biologists are part of an international research team whose discovery of a rare sediment core in a remote Arctic lake provides compelling evidence of unprecedented... — full story
Rapid ice loss found in survey supports trend to summer ice free Arctic within decade
— 15 Oct 2009 09:57 | EnvironmentNew data, released today by the Catlin Arctic Survey and WWF, provides further evidence of thinning Arctic Ocean sea ice, supporting the emerging thinking that the Ocean will be largely... — full story
Peering under the ice of a collapsing polar coast
— 9 Oct 2009 12:47 | EnvironmentStarting this month, a giant NASA DC-8 aircraft loaded with geophysical instruments and scientists will buzz at low level over the coasts of West Antarctica, where ice sheets are collapsing... — full story