Posts Tagged ‘Antarctica’
Jersey-sized ice basin at risk of collapse
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Scientists have uncovered a sub-glacial basin about the size of New Jersey under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet by using ice-penetrating radar instruments flown on aircraft. Continue…
Friday, May 11, 2012 11:05 - 1 Comment
Earth & Environment - Apr 6, 2012 14:36 - 0 Comments
Permafrost thaw warmed prehistoric Earth
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Carbon trapped in frozen Polar Region soil likely caused prehistoric global warming, not methane gas in ocean-floor sediments, as previously thought. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 29, 2012 12:31 - 0 Comments
Antarctic ice shelves tearing apart, satellite shows
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — An analysis of 40 years of satellite imagery shows the floating ice shelves of a critical portion of West Antarctica are tearing apart at the seams. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 12, 2011 14:03 - 0 Comments
Climate change consequences poles apart
PENN STATE (US) — Climate change induced warming affects ice and frozen ground at both the North and South poles, but the ramifications differ because of geography and geology. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 9, 2011 16:40 - 1 Comment
Tsunami shears off icebergs in Antarctica
U. CHICAGO (US) — Scientists have observed for the first time the power of a tsunami to break off large icebergs—in this case, the chunks of ice together equaled about two times the surface area of Manhattan. (more…)
