The new rifts appeared soon after last year’s major calving of iceberg B46, which is about 3 times the size of New York’s Manhattan island. Satellite monitoring suggests a new iceberg of similar proportions will soon be calved. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/new-cracks-pine-island-glacier-2019…
Tag: glacier
Disappearing Peruvian glaciers
Glaciers are melting in areas across the globe. But glacier loss in the Peruvian Andes is happening particularly rapidly. New research reports a reduction of almost 30% between 2000 and 2016. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/disappearing-peruvian-glaciers…
What climate change in the Arctic means for the rest of us
Air temperatures in the Arctic are increasing at least twice as fast as the global average. What worries climate scientists about the Arctic summer of 2019? And why does it matter for the rest of the world? Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/climate-change-warming-arctic-means-for-the-rest-of-us…
Giant Chunk of Mont Blanc Glacier on the Brink of Collapse, Officials Warn
Italian officials have ordered the evacuation of mountain huts and closed down roads near the Planpincieux Glacier, which is at risk of collapse. Source: https://www.livescience.com/alps-glacier-risk-of-collapse.html
Special report: How climate change is melting France’s largest glacier
As the UN prepares its report on the fate of the world’s ice, Adam Vaughan visits the dramatically changing landscape of Mer de Glace near Mont Blanc Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332483-600-special-report-how-climate-change-is-melting-frances-largest-glacier/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Snow algae thrives in some of Earth’s most extreme conditions
A new study found snow algae in tall ice structures high in the Chilean Andes. Researchers don’t entirely understand how the algae are able to bloom. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/snow-algae-thrives-extreme-conditions…
Peak Perseid mornings: August 11, 12, 13
Unfortunately, during the 2019 peak of the Perseid meteor shower, the moon is nearly full and in the sky nearly all night. Still, you might catch a meteor in moonlight, or after moonset, shortly before dawn. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/peak-night-for-the-perseid-meteor-shower…
The Ice Is Melting Even Faster Than They Thought
A new study shows that the ice at the bottoms of submerged glaciers could be melting 100 times faster than anyone thought. Source: https://www.livescience.com/66036-glacier-melting.html
The First Glacier Killed by Climate Change Is Getting a Haunting Memorial in Iceland
“We know what’s happening and what needs to be done,” the haunting letter to the future reads. “Only you know if we did it.” Source: https://www.livescience.com/65996-iceland-ok-glacier-memorial-plaque.html
Today in 2015: New Horizons at Pluto
The small, fast-moving New Horizons spacecraft is likely to be the only Pluto mission in the lifetimes of many of us. It changed forever the way we on Earth perceive this outermost world and its moons. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/july-4-2015-new-horizons-at-pluto…