Cold-war spy photos reveal ‘doubling’ of glacier ice loss in Himalayas
The rate of glacier retreat in the Himalayas has doubled since the late 20th century, a new study finds. ... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Jonathan Bamber
Prof Jonathan Bamber is a professor of glaciology at the University of Bristol and the current president of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). He... Read More
Guest post: Is ‘glacier carbon’ good or bad for the climate?
Dr Arwyn Edwards is a senior lecturer in biology from the University of Aberystwyth and Dr Joe Cook is a postdoctoral researcher in glaciology from... Read More
Scientists find ‘natural pulses’ in recent melting of West Antarctic ice sheet
Natural ocean variability is heightening the rate of retreat of the West Antarctic ice sheet, a new study finds. ... Read More
Video: Why studying Thwaites glacier is vital for forecasting sea level rise
The UK and US have jointly launched a five-year research programme this week to study one of the world’s largest – and, potentially, most... Read More
Guest post: Using satellites to track the retreat of Antarctica’s glaciers
Dr Hannes Konrad was formerly a research fellow in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds and now works at the Alfred Wegener... Read More
Global warming to date could ‘obliterate’ a third of glacier ice
The warming the world has already experienced could be enough to melt more than a third of the world’s glaciers outside Antarctica and Greenland –... Read More
Limiting global warming to 1.5C could save two-thirds of Asia’s glacier ice
Keeping global temperature rise to no more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels could ensure that two-thirds of the ice stored in Asia's... Read More
The 1981 TV documentary that warned about global warming
On the evening of Tuesday, 8 December, 1981, the UK's only commercial TV channel, ITV, broadcast an hour-long documentary called "Warming Warning". ... Read More
‘Cluster of cold years’ behind New Zealand’s surprising glacier growth
Across the world, scientists have recorded the retreat of hundreds of glaciers, providing categorical evidence that the Earth’s climate is warming. ... Read More
Shrinking glaciers are ‘categorical evidence’ of climate change, study says
It is virtually certain that the retreat of many glaciers around the world has been caused by climate change, a new study suggests. ... Read More
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