"Glacier velocity could be a valuable new technique for monitoring volcanic activity," researcher Joseph Mallalieu said.

Melting polar ice and sea level rise: Satellites track changes in polar ice sheets, glaciers and sea level, for example ...

Scientists warned for the first time in a new report that melting ice sheets might be slowing key ocean currents at both ...

All people on Earth depend on the cryosphere. Snow, glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice, and permafrost are significant reservoirs ...

Trees and land absorbed almost no carbon dioxide (CO2) last year, and scientists are struggling to work out why.

They say that without an immediate reduction in emissions to curb global temperatures there could be disastrous and ...

A report describes the dire state of Earth’s snow and ice, suggesting that several major climate tipping points are more ...

For the first time, the report notes a growing scientific consensus that melting Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets may ... s ...

CO2 is used in greenhouses to boost plant growth. CO2 is also causing modern global warming by slowing the escape of heat ...

Scientists have explored wrapping Greenland in a massive ... Walls made of rock and sand on the seafloor could be used to protect undersea glaciers from melting and reduce the risk of sea levels ...

A newly published study has mapped glacial debris across the Greater Caucasus, the mountainous region between the Black and ...

A frozen landscape with breathtaking views, Greenland wants to attract more tourists ... the loss of Arctic sea ice in summer, as well as the melting of permafrost, ice shelves and glaciers, Hall says ...