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MELTING ICE SHEETS
A tiny lake beside Canada’s oldest ice mass creates a surreal scene from spaceA striking satellite image reveals Gee Lake on Baffin Island, a remnant of the ancient Laurentide Ice Sheet. This ice cap, dating back 20,0...08 May, 2026, 05.37 PM IST- A 1986 Iceberg Is Disappearing at Last, Unveiling a Rare and Mesmerizing Blue GlowIceberg A-23A, once the largest on Earth, is nearing its end as vibrant aquamarine meltwater pools form on its surface. These blue spots, a...06 May, 2026, 06.49 PM IST
- Scientist finds new Antarctic ice sheet melting point. Will it help raise ocean levels and speed up climate change?A recent study reveals a new, alarming mechanism of Antarctic ice sheet melting, which current sea level rise models do not account for. A ...26 Jun, 2024, 01.04 AM IST
- Greenland has lost more ice than previously thought: StudyClimate change has led Greenland's ice sheet to lose 20% more ice than previously anticipated, according to a study released Wednesday that...18 Jan, 2024, 10.15 AM IST
- Antarctic sea ice sets new record. Check its impact on global weather, climateAntarctic sea ice reaches its largest size during the colder winter months. However, this time, there was an unprecedented wintertime low.08 Oct, 2023, 09.14 PM IST
- Acceleration of global sea level rise imminent past 1.8 degrees warming: StudyThe study, published in the journal Nature Communications, noted that melting ice sheets are potentially the largest contributor to sea lev...15 Feb, 2023, 03.29 PM IST
- Climate change is real: Study finds more than half of Earth's glaciers will vanish by 2100Mostly small but well-known glaciers are marching to extinction, the study said.06 Jan, 2023, 08.08 AM IST
- 1.5 degrees Celsius warming cap could 'halve' sea level rise from melting iceSince 1993, melting land ice has contributed to at least half of global sea level rise and scientists have previously warned that the vast ...05 May, 2021, 10.53 PM IST
- Record melt: Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice in 2019Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1...20 Aug, 2020, 09.17 PM IST
- Networks of lakes, streams found on Antarctica's surface: StudyScientists have found that vast lakes and streams are widespread on the surface of Antarctica's ice sheets which may accelerate its contrib...30 Apr, 2017, 06.24 PM IST
- East Antarctic ice melt could spell doomThe East Antarctic ice sheet is a 'sleeping giant' and the world is on track for massive sea level rises resulting from its melting due to ...14 Mar, 2016, 09.12 AM IST
- Antarctic ice sheet a 'sleeping giant': ExpertResearch showed that if carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere continue increasing as predicted, the giant East Antarctic ice sheet will m...13 Mar, 2016, 03.08 PM IST
- Warming is altering Greenland ice sheetClimate change over the last few years has altered the structure of the Greenland ice sheet, causing it to lose its ability to limit mass l...06 Jan, 2016, 03.56 AM IST
- Climate change altering Greenland ice sheetFirn is multi-year compacted snow that is not as dense as glacier ice. Instead, it forms a porous near-surface layer over the ice sheet.05 Jan, 2016, 01.33 PM IST
- Melting of Antarctic ice shelves may double by 2050Ice shelves are the floating extensions of the continent's massive land-based ice sheets.14 Oct, 2015, 03.53 AM IST
- 'Melting of Antarctic ice shelves to double by 2050'The melting of Antarctic ice shelves will double by 2050 and by 2100, melting may surpass all predictions if greenhouse gas emissions conti...13 Oct, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
- Antarctica's underwater melt behind 90% of ice loss: StudyMelting of Antarctica's submerged ice shelves accounts for as much as 90 per cent of ice loss in some areas, a new study suggests.16 Sep, 2013, 11.14 PM IST
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