ICE WORLD

News About Ice Ages

2,871 articles

Putin says Arctic exploration a priority for Russia
Dec 14, 2017 (AFP)
Speaking at his annual end of year conference on Thursday, Putin stressed the importance of the Arctic for Russia and called it a main source for the country's ...
Warming Arctic is 'new normal,' will affect us all: report
Dec 12, 2017 (AFP)
The Arctic is going through "an unprecedented transition in human history," that will accelerate sea level rise and boost the frequency of extreme weather event...
Arctic, major fishing nations agree no fishing in Arctic, for now
Dec 01, 2017 (AFP)
The far north is warming at nearly twice the global average rate, causing changes in the size and distribution of fish stocks that may become more attractive to...
Antarctic Selfie's Journey to Space via Disruption Tolerant Networking
Nov 30, 2017 (SPX)
Though Antarctic researchers are not communicating across interplanetary distances, McMurdo's remote location and minimal infrastructure make it an ideal candid...
Antarctic landscape insights keep ice loss forecasts on the radar
Nov 29, 2017 (SPX)
Radar surveys of the land beneath Pine Island Glacier, obtained by snowmobile, have revealed a surprisingly diverse, mountainous landscape under the ice. The fi...
Added Arctic data shows global warming didn't pause
Nov 28, 2017 (SPX)
A University of Alaska Fairbanks professor and his colleagues in China built the first data set of surface temperatures from across the world that significantly...
Operation IceBridge 2017: The Beauty of Ice
Nov 27, 2017 (SPX)
The geometric shapes are due to a phenomenon known as "finger rafting," which occurs when two floes of thin ice collide. As a result of the collision, blocks of...
Polar bears crowd on Russian island in sign of Arctic change
Nov 23, 2017 (AFP)
"It was a completely unique situation," said Alexander Gruzdev, director of the Wrangel Island nature reserve where the encounter in September happened. "We wer...
Study reveals structure and origins of glacial polish on Yosemite's rocks
Nov 22, 2017 (SPX)
Geologists at UC Santa Cruz have now taken a close look at the structure and chemistry of glacial polish and found that it consists of a thin coating smeared on...
Salt pond in Antarctica is fed from below
Nov 21, 2017 (SPX)
A new University of Washington study uses the pond's bizarre chemistry to pinpoint the water's source. The recent paper, published Sept. 15 in Earth and Planeta...
A new timeline for glacial retreat in Western Canada
Nov 14, 2017 (SPX)
The results suggest that the Cordilleran Ice Sheet (CIS) retreated more than a millennium sooner than previous estimates and hold important implications for und...
Research shows ice sheets as large as Greenland's melted fast in a warming climate
Nov 14, 2017 (SPX)
The Cordilleran Ice Sheet covered large parts of North America during the Pleistocene - or Last Ice Age - and was similar in mass to the Greenland Ice Sheet. Pr...
Hot News from the Antarctic Underground
Nov 08, 2017 (JPL)
The stability of an ice sheet is closely related to how much water lubricates it from below, allowing glaciers to slide more easily. Understanding the sources a...
Chinese icebreaker steams for Antarctica in polar power play
Nov 08, 2017 (AFP)
China is a latecomer in the race for pole position but its interest in Antarctica has grown along with its economic might. The new station will be the fifth Chi...
Intensifying winds could increase east Antarctica's contribution to sea level rise
Nov 06, 2017 (SPX)
Research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that wind is responsible for bringing warm water to Totten's underbelly, causing the glacier to melt...
IceBridge Launches Two Sets of Antarctic Flights
Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)
"This is an exciting and ambitious undertaking for IceBridge, as the dual campaigns will allow us to continue our surveys of important areas near the Antarctic ...
Russian military to boost Arctic presence: commander
Nov 03, 2017 (AFP)
Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has stepped up efforts to expand its military presence in the Arctic which has become a theatre for rival claims over a s...
New Greenland Maps Show More Glaciers at Risk
Nov 03, 2017 (JPL)
Researchers at the University of California at Irvine (UCI), NASA and 30 other institutions have published the most comprehensive, accurate and high-resolution ...
Wanted: a medical doctor for a cold adventure
Nov 03, 2017 (ESA)
The Italian-French Concordia research station sits on an Antarctic plateau 3200 m above sea level. So far south, the Sun does not rise above the horizon in the ...
Canada caribou herds, habitat continue to decline: report
Oct 31, 2017 (AFP)
Their habitat stretches across nine provinces and territories, on mostly government lands. Governments in each of these regions were mandated in 2012 to come up...
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, is Copyright 1995-2026 Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principles for news reporting and research purposes.