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Jury still out on possible extent of Antarctic`s ice sheet melting by 2100

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 14:52

Researchers suggest that the time period of satellite observations of Greenland ice sheets and the Antarctic is still too short to be able to predict whether the accelerated loss of ice measured today will persist in future.

How Antarctica`s ice sheet formed 12 mn years ago

Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 21:13

A team of scientists from the US and UK has found geologic evidence that casts doubt on one of the conventional explanations for how Antarctica`s ice sheet began forming.

Greenland`s ice sheet melting rapidly

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 14:33

A new study has revealed that surface ice melt will be the dominant process controlling ice-loss from Greenland.

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.

Global warming causes North Pole shift: Study

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 19:38

A new study that has been published in the Geophysical Research Letters, has found that the location of the earth’s geographic poles is changing due to global warming.

New rover set to explore Greenland ice sheet

Last Updated: Thursday, May 2, 2013, 10:32

NASA`s newest scientific rover, known as GROVER is set for testing May 3 through June 8 in the highest part of Greenland.

Microbial life found in buried Antarctic lake

Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2013, 15:54

Scientists claim to have discovered a new type of bacterial life in waters from a mysterious buried Antarctic lake.

Signs of life discovered in lake half a mile beneath Antarctic ice sheet

Last Updated: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 14:09

Scientists have claimed to have found the first tantalising signs of life to be detected in waters from a subglacial lake, half a mile beneath the snowy wastes of the Antarctic.

West Antarctic ice sheet warming twice as fast as previously thought

Last Updated: Friday, January 4, 2013, 19:44

The western part of the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is experiencing nearly twice as much warming as previously thought, a study has found.

West Antarctic Ice Sheet warming twice as fast as previously thought

Last Updated: Monday, December 24, 2012, 15:24

The western part of the Antarctica ice sheet is experiencing nearly twice as much warming as previously thought, a new study found.

Ice flow to ocean offsetting Antarctica`s ice gain: Study

Last Updated: Friday, December 14, 2012, 13:02

A new study shows that a lot of the ice gain in the Antarctic ice sheet due to increased snowfall triggered by climate change is balanced by an acceleration of ice flow to the ocean.

Greenland ice sheet marker of increased atmospheric acidity

Last Updated: Saturday, December 8, 2012, 19:38

In a new study, researchers have suggested that the decline in levels of the isotope nitrogen-15 is more directly related to increased acidity in the atmosphere.