Ice detectives race against time as climate change destroys evidence of itself
Threatened glaciers store many of Earth’s fading prehistoric memories, including valuable temperature information about climate change…
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To combat climate change, these scientists are turning CO2 into rock
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a major contributor to global warming. But what if there were a way to turn that gas into rock and store it safely, thousands of feet underground? One power plant in Iceland is attempting…
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Scientist chases waterfalls in depths of breathtaking glaciers
In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, most scientists expect to travel to the ends of the Earth in the name of research, but few have ever set foot in the heart of a glacier. That’s exactly what Ph.D.
Painter captures the data of climate change in 7 stunning watercolors
For Jill Pelto, art is all about the data of climate change, from glacial melt to animal populations and forest fires.
At the ocean’s edge, slabs of ice break off of glaciers and tumble into the water as icebergs. But these iceberg births are poorly understood. Scientists don’t know how the ice will break or how much the glacier will lose.
Alaska's glaciers are facing a warm future. Scientists are digging into the icy giants to learn more about how they have weathered past climate changes, and if they will survive.
Traveling just over 6 mph would hardly break any speed record. But for a glacier, it is a pace that is considered unprecedented. In fact, the summer speed of Greenland’s Jakobshavn Glacier, according to a new study published by…
