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Forgotten 1937 Aerial Photos Expose Antarctic Anomaly

Forgotten 1937 Aerial Photos Expose Antarctic Anomaly

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have utilized aerial photos from 1937 to analyze the stability and growth of East Antarctica’s ice, ...

Satellites Reveal “Vigorous Melting” Beneath Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

Satellites Reveal “Vigorous Melting” Beneath Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A team led by glaciologists at UC Irvine used satellite radar data to reconstruct the impact of warm ocean water surging in ...

A Wake-Up Call From Antarctica

A Wake-Up Call From Antarctica

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Dr. Sarah Adams

In this illustration, seawater flows deep below the surface into an actively opening ice shelf rift in Antarctica. New research shows that ...

Greenland Is Getting Taller

Greenland Is Getting Taller

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Dr. Sarah Adams

As the world’s ice sheets melt, Greenland is getting taller in a process known as glacial isostatic rebound. Live Science describes ...

Greenland Glaciers Melting 5x Faster Than 20 Years Ago

Greenland Glaciers Melting 5x Faster Than 20 Years Ago

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Danish researchers have conducted a comprehensive study revealing a dramatic increase in Greenland’s glacier melting over the past 20 years, five times ...