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NASA's NISAR satellite Antarctica image captures a giant bird-like shape hidden in East Antarctica's ice; here's what the colourful radar view meansThe joint India-US NISAR satellite has released radar data that captured a striking image of East Antarctica's frozen landscape. The satell...- From losing father at 11 to Siachen: The story of Captain Shiva Chauhan, the first woman army officer deployed at the world's highest battlefieldCaptain Shiva Chauhan made history as the first woman Army officer deployed on Siachen Glacier. She achieved this after rigorous training a...
- Glaciers were found moving across the Himalayas from space; scientists just uncovered a 58,500-year-old collapse hiding in the same mountainsSpace images reveal Himalayan glaciers flowing downhill, a dynamic process previously unseen. These ice masses feed vital rivers relied upo...
- Why scientists are worried about Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier': How dangerous could disintegration of 'Great Britain-sized' ice shelf be for Earth and humanity?Antarctica Doomsday Glacier: West Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier," Thwaites, faces imminent danger as its eastern ice shelf nears collapse....
- A discovery under 2 miles of ice in Antarctica could help solve a geological mystery millions of years oldBuried beneath nearly 2 miles of Antarctic ice, a newly discovered fan-shaped geological structure is changing how scientists understand Ea...
- A 650-foot mega tsunami struck Greenland, and scientists detected something even stranger afterwardIn September 2023, a massive Greenland mega-tsunami sent mysterious vibrations through Earth for nine days. Scientists have now uncovered h...
- Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...
- Arunachal's Tawang on alert over threat of Glacial Lake Outburst FloodConcerns rise in Arunachal Pradesh over a possible Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in Tawang district. Authorities are enhancing preparedness m...
- These strange pink rocks in Antarctica just revealed a massive hidden granite giant beneath the iceBright pink granite boulders, out of place on Antarctica's volcanic Hudson Mountains, have revealed a colossal granite formation stretching...
- Mount Everest season opens late, with climbers undeterred by huge ice block and high travel costsHundreds of climbers are attempting Mount Everest despite an unstable ice block and increased costs. The Khumbu Icefall route, crucial for ...
- The Hidden Landscape Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Is Speeding Up Glaciers — Here’s the Geometry Behind ItScientists have mapped Antarctica's hidden terrain. This reveals how mountains and valleys beneath the ice control glacier speed. Meltwater...
- Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk raises concern over Himalayan glaciersThe letter follows Wangchuk's return from his 12-day tour to the US, during which he also carried a 7 kg block of ice from the fast melting...
- Centre rejects Parliamentary panel idea to share glacier data with China, neighboursThe report, 'Glacier Management in the Country - Monitoring of Glaciers / Lakes Including Glacial Lake Outbursts leading to Flash-Floods in...
- Experts eye unstable glacier within Italy's Mont Blanc
- BRO constructs bridge to Siachen under Project HIMANK"The BRO has removed a major travelling bottleneck in Leh by constructing a 35-meter long 'Chamesahn' bridge, under Project HIMANK, which w...
- Gangotri glacier’s rate of receding slows, but base thinning: ExpertsThe scientists are yet to work out the short-term and long-term implications that the thinning of the base will have on the water flow from...
- Gangotri glacier’s rate of receding slows, but base thinning: ExpertsThe rate of retreat of Gangotri glacier has slowed down to 11 metres since 2008 from the maximum of 35 metres recorded in 1974, according t...
- Large hidden lakes found draining below Antarctic glacierThe glacier sped up by about 10 per cent during that time, showing that the glacier's long-term movement is fairly oblivious to trickles at...
- 248 glaciers retreating in the entire HimalayasThere are 34,191 glaciers in the entire Himalayas and 248 of these are 'retreating' while 18 are 'advancing', the Rajya Sabha was informed.
- Six jawans dead, one missing in Siachen avalanche hitAn avalanche on the high-altitude Siachen glacier killed at least six Indian soldiers on Sunday when their outpost was swept away before da...
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