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Reducing Salt Is Bad for Glacial Health, NASA Finds
A new NASA-led study has
discovered an intriguing
link between sea ice
conditions and the melting
rate of Totten Glacier, the
glacier in East Antarctica
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New Jersey Shore Likely Faces Unprecedented Flooding by Mid-Century
Geoscientists estimate that
the New Jersey shore will
likely experience a
sea-level rise of about 1.5
feet by 2050 and of about
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Humans Threaten Wetlands' Ability to Keep Pace With Sea-Level Rise
Left to themselves, coastal
wetlands can withstand rapid
levels of sea-level rise.
But humans could be
sabotaging some of their
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While the Arctic Ocean Is Largely a Carbon Sink, Parts Are Also a Source of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
While the Arctic Ocean is
largely a carbon sink,
researchers find parts are
also a source of atmospheric
carbon dioxide. The Arctic
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Rapid Climate Changes at End of Last Glaciation, but With 120 Year Time Lag
December 4, 2013 — Regional climate changes can be very rapid. Geoscientists now report that such a rapid climate change occurred in different regions with a time difference of 120 years. Investigation in the west ... > full story -
Antarctic Fjords Are Climate-Sensitive Hotspots of Diversity in a Rapidly Warming Region
December 3, 2013 — In the first significant study of seafloor communities in the glacier-dominated fjords along the west Antarctic Peninsula, scientists expected to find an impoverished seafloor highly disturbed by ... > full story -
Tipping Points: Where May Abrupt Impacts from Climate Change Occur?
December 3, 2013 — A new report extends the idea of abrupt climate change, stating that even steady, gradual change in the physical climate system can have abrupt impacts elsewhere -- in human infrastructure and ... > full story -
Airborne Radar Looking Through Thick Ice During NASA Polar Campaigns
December 2, 2013 — The bedrock hidden beneath the thick ice sheets covering Greenland and Antarctica has intrigued researchers for years. Scientists are interested in how the shape of this hidden terrain affects how ... > full story -
Arctic Study Shows Key Marine Food Web Species at Risk from Increasing Carbon Dioxide
December 2, 2013 — A research expedition to the Arctic, as part of the Catlin Arctic Survey, has revealed that tiny crustaceans, known as copepods, that live just beneath the ocean surface are likely to battle for ... > full story -
Glaciers Sizzle as They Disappear Into Warmer Water
November 27, 2013 — The sounds of bubbles escaping from melting ice make underwater glacial fjords one of the loudest natural marine environments on earth, according to ... > full story -
Lakes Discovered Beneath Greenland Ice Sheet
November 27, 2013 — Scientists have discovered two subglacial lakes 800 meters below the Greenland Ice Sheet. Subglacial lakes are likely to influence the flow of the ice sheet, impacting global sea level change. The ... > full story -
The Lingering Clouds: Why Pollution Results in Larger Storm Clouds, Colder Days, Warmer Nights
November 26, 2013 — A new study reveals how pollution causes thunderstorms to leave behind larger, deeper, longer lasting clouds. The results solve a long-standing debate and reveal how pollution plays into climate ... > full story -
Greenland's Shrunken Ice Sheet: We've Been Here Before
November 22, 2013 — Think Greenland’s ice sheet is small today? It was smaller — as small as it's been in recent history — from 3-5,000 years ago, according to scientists who studied the ice ... > full story -
Pre-Industrial Rise in Greenhouse Gases Had Natural and Anthropogenic Causes
November 22, 2013 — For years scientists have intensely argued over whether increases of potent methane gas concentrations in the atmosphere -- from about 5,000 years ago to the start of the industrial revolution -- ... > full story
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