Greenland Ice Cap is now the largest contributor to global sea level rise — but why?
The melting of the Greenland ice sheet is now the largest contributor to sea level rise, and scientists at UNH are traveling ...
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Polar Ice Caps Are a Rarity in Earth’s Geological History, the Result of a Series of Coincidences, Scientists Say
A new study led by a team of scientists from the University of Leeds has revealed that the cold conditions that have allowed the formation of polar ice caps on Earth are exceptional ...
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'Shocking': Global Glacier Ice Loss Accelerates by 36% in Last Decade
Ice loss from the world's glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting ...
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Are Climate Models Accurate? The State of Predicting Earth's Future Climate
The Role of Climate Models in Understanding Our Planet Climate models are essential tools that scientists utilize to ...
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Unveiling the Skies: 10 Facts About the Role of Satellites in Monitoring Climate Change
A Constant Vigil Satellites operate as the vigilant eyes in the sky, tirelessly orbiting the Earth to keep a watchful gaze on ...
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Don Paul: Atmospheric brutality digs in its heels, but distant modest relief is on the horizon
The biggest weather impact during Monday and Tuesday will be the combination of very cold temperatures with a gusty wind, ...
‘Whole different level.’ The Illinois-Indiana political divide widens amid Trump 2.0, from immigration to DEI to LGBTQ rights.
As Trump 2.0 unfolds, Illinois and Indiana take disparate approaches to the whirlwind of change that’s gripped American ...
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Earth’s ice caps may only exist because of unusual climate shifts
Earth’s ice caps exist due to a rare combination of cooling processes. Without these, Earth would likely remain warm and ...
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Research reveals how Earth got its ice caps
The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new research.
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images)
Today, we know of Mars as a cold, dry desert, with patches of subterranean ice and ice caps at its poles. Billions of years ...
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World's sea ice plunges to a record LOW: Shocking maps reveal how the North and South Poles are both missing thousands of miles of ice
But scientists warn that the world's sea ice – the frozen ocean water at the North and South Poles – has plunged to a record low. Shocking maps reveal how both the poles are missing ...