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North Pole Not Flooded -- But Lots of Melting in the Arctic
Widespread media reports of
a lake at the North Pole
don't hold water -- but
scientists who deployed the
monitoring buoys are
watching closely as Arctic
... > full story
Global Warming to Cut Snow Water Storage 56 Percent in Oregon Watershed
A new report projects that
by the middle of this
century there will be an
average 56 percent drop in
the amount of water stored
... > full story
Valley Networks Suggest Ancient Snowfall on Mars
Researchers have shown that
some Martian valleys appear
to have been caused by
runoff from orographic
precipitation -- moisture
carried part of the way up a
... > full story
A Warmer Planetary Haven Around Cool Stars, as Ice Warms Rather Than Cools
In a bit of cosmic irony,
planets orbiting cooler
stars may be more likely to
remain ice-free than planets
around hotter stars. This is
... > full story
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Dangers to Biological Diversity from Proliferation of Global Cashmere Garment Industry
July 24, 2013 — A new study reveals a disturbing link between the cashmere trade and the decay of ecosystems that support some of the planet’s most spectacular yet little-known large ... > full story -
Snow in an Infant Solar System: A Frosty Landmark for Planet and Comet Formation
July 18, 2013 — A snow line has been imaged in a far-off infant solar system for the very first time. The snow line, located in the disc around the Sun-like star TW Hydrae, promises to tell us more about the ... > full story -
Contribution of Greenland Ice Sheet to Sea-Level Rise Will Continue to Increase
July 10, 2013 — The contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea-level rise will continue to increase, experts ... > full story -
NASA's Polar Robotic Ranger Passes First Greenland Test
July 8, 2013 — Defying 30 mph gusts and temperatures down to minus 22 F, NASA's new polar rover recently demonstrated in Greenland that it could operate completely autonomously in one of Earth's harshest ... > full story -
Dramatic Loss in Snowfall for Los Angeles-Area Mountains Predicted
June 14, 2013 — By midcentury, snowfall on Los Angeles–area mountains will be 30 to 40 percent less than it was at the end of the 20th century, according to a new ... > full story -
Warm Ocean Drives Most Antarctic Ice Shelf Loss
June 13, 2013 — Ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves, not icebergs calving into the sea, are responsible for most of the continent's ice loss, a new study has ... > full story -
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Weightlessness of Space Used to Design Better Materials for Earth
May 29, 2013 — Scientists are using the weightlessness of space to design stronger materials here on ... > full story -
Scientists Find Extensive Glacial Retreat in Mount Everest Region
May 13, 2013 — Researchers taking a new look at the snow and ice covering Mount Everest and the national park that surrounds it are finding abundant evidence that the world's tallest peak is shedding its frozen ... > full story -
Decline in Snow Cover Spells Trouble for Many Plants, Animals
May 7, 2013 — For plants and animals forced to tough out harsh winter weather, the coverlet of snow that blankets the north country is a refuge, a stable beneath-the-snow habitat that gives essential respite from ... > full story -
NASA Opens New Era in Measuring Western U.S. Snowpack
May 6, 2013 — A new NASA airborne mission has created the first maps of the entire snowpack of two major mountain watersheds in California and Colorado, producing the most accurate measurements to date of how much ... > full story
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