Equilibrium states of the volume of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS) (black dots) with respect to pre-industrial as a function of atmospheric CO2 concentration (top left) and corresponding temperature ...

Since 2000, the world has lost more than 7 trillion tons of ice from mountain glaciers. Scientists are racing to recover vital information from the natural archives they store before it's too late.

Now a recent study in the journal Nature Geoscience reveals that such a tipping point may indeed exist. As it turns out, scientists have misunderstood a key aspect of the physical process behind the ...

Two studies noted that current measurements and simulations may not adequately consider processes that retain meltwater.

The unprecedented rates of warming and melting of vast ice masses in Greenland have also led to movements in the bedrock from ...

When strong winter storms hit, many people stay safe and warm indoors until the poor weather has cleared up. If you need to go out, however, and you don’t have any rock salt for melting the ice that’s ...

TOPSHOT - Icebergs float in Baffin Bay near Pituffik, Greenland on July 18, 2022 as captured on a NASA Gulfstream V plane while on an airborne mission to measure melting Arctic sea ice. New ...

Scientists Sound Alarm Over Climate 'Tipping Points' Ahead Of COP30. With the widespread, irreversible die-off of tropical ...

Glaciers around the globe are melting at an alarming rate, and it’s not just causing sea levels to rise—it’s actually ...

Sea levels rose and fell many times during the ice age, showing ice sheets were larger and more active much earlier than once believed.

Got ice and snow on top of super cold temperatures this winter? “Everyday Cheapskate” reader Jennifer does, and she wrote, “Do you have a solution for melting ice and snow on walkways, driveways, ...

Learn how the discovery of a new ice phase could open up new frontiers in exploring material phases and how matter behaves in ...