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Climate Change Disasters Could be Predicted
Climate change disasters, such as the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, dieback of the Amazon rainforest or collapse of the Atlantic overturning circulation, could be predicted according to University of Exeter research. Writing in the journal Nature...
Union Minister Waves Off Father-Daughter Expedition to Unfurl Indian Flag At the Extreme End of the Planet
The Indian Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Anand Sharma has handed over the National Flag to the Trans Greenland Expedition to be undertaken by Mr. Ajeet Bajaj, and his daughter, Deeya Suzannah Bajaj, The expedition involves skiing about...
New Discoveries About Underwater Ridges Help Improve Climate Models
New discoveries on how underwater ridges impact the ocean’s circulation system will help improve climate projections. An underwater ridge can trap the flow of cold, dense water at the bottom of the ocean. Without the ridge, deepwater can flow freely...
New Image Released of Massive Greenland Iceberg
On Aug. 5, 2010, an enormous chunk of ice, about 251 square kilometers (97 square miles) in size, or roughly four times the size of Manhattan, broke off the Petermann Glacier along the northwestern coast of Greenland.
Greenland Glacier Calves Island 4 Times the Size of Manhattan
A University of Delaware researcher reports that an “ice island” four times the size of Manhattan has calved from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier. The last time the Arctic lost such a large chunk of ice was in 1962. Science Brief thanks...
Greenland Glacier Drops Island 4 Times the Size of Manhattan
A University of Delaware researcher reports that an ‘ice island’ four times the size of Manhattan has calved from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier. The last time the Arctic lost such a large chunk of ice was in 1962.
Cave Study Links Climate Change to Centuries-long California Droughts
California 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 Jessica Oster and geology professor Isabel Montañez.
Global Warming Could Push Greenland Ice Sheet Beyond the Point of No Return
Global warming could melt the vast Greenland ice sheet beyond ‘tipping points’ from which it would only partially recover even if global carbon dioxide concentrations returned to levels prior to the industrial revolution.
