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Antarctica`s Pine Island Glacier enters `irreversible` melt

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 14:14

Researchers have warned that Antarctica`s Pine Island Glacier(PIG) could now be in a state of irreversible retreat, making it an even more significant contributor to global sea level rise during the next two decades.

Catastrophic melting and outflow of buried ice lake on Mars created Aram chaos

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 15:03

A new study has claimed that Aram Chaos - the lumpy, bumpy floor of an ancient impact crater on Mars - formed because of catastrophic melting and outflow of a buried ice lake on Red Planet.

Himalayan glaciers receding at varying rates: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 20:00

Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the glaciers in the Himalayan region are receding at varying rates in different regions.

Melting ice caps can lead to devastating tsunamis

Last Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 11:58

The research suggests that if melting ice caps trigger rapid sea level rise, the strain that the edges of continents could experience might set off underwater landslides.

Is dust pollution speeding up melting of Himalayan glaciers?

Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 14:07

Cryosphere collectively describes the portions of the Earth`s surface where water is in the form of ice, snow, glaciers and frozen ground.

Two tiger cubs spotted in Ranthambore

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 20:41

Recently, an image of Arctic showing a lake at North Pole captured lots of attention, but researchers have said that it is not extreme.

Ice melt from icebergs to have massive impact on sea level rise

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 18:49

Stretches of ice on the coasts of Antarctica and Greenland are at risk of rapidly cracking apart and falling into the ocean, which could worsen sea level rise, according to new findings.

Earth`s mantle affects long-term sea-level rise estimates

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 13:57

A Syracuse University researcher has argued that the Earth`s mantle affects long-term sea-level rise estimates.

Melting glaciers account for third of sea-level rise

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 18:34

World`s shrinking glaciers contributed to almost a third of the sea-level rise between 2003 and 2009, a new study has found.

Antarctic summer ice melting 10 times faster: Study

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 09:26

Summer ice in the Antarctic is melting 10 times quicker than it was 600 years ago, a new study showed Monday.

`Melting of ice in Arctic and Himalayas to affect India, China`

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 22:30

Himalayan nations, including India and China, will be affected in a big way by the melting of the ice in Arctic and the glaciers in Himalayas, Iceland President lafur Ragnar Grimsson today warned.

Arctic sea ice shrinks while Antarctic grows

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 14:06

Last month the world witnessed two opposite records concerning sea ice.