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New Research Provides Insight Into Ice Sheet Behavior
July 20, 2009 — A new study takes scientists a step further in their quest to understand how Antarctica's vast glaciers will contribute to future sea-level rise. They describe how a new 3-D map created from radar ... > full story -
Mars More Like Earth Than Thought? New Details About History Of Water On Red Planet
July 2, 2009 — New details have emerged about the history of water on Mars, gleaned from the 2008 NASA Phoenix Mars Mission. Scientists found patterns in the ground near the lander, multi-sided shapes about three ... > full story -
Did Melting Snow Shape America's Southern Rocky Mountains?
June 30, 2009 — Is it possible that something as insubstantial and transitory as snow could be responsible for large scale vertical movements of Earth's surface and the excavation of deeply incised ... > full story -
Desert Dust Alters Ecology Of Colorado Alpine Meadows
June 29, 2009 — Accelerated snowmelt -- precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains -- changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles, according to a new study. ... > full story -
Newly Discovered Snow Roots Are 'Evolutionary Phenomenon'
June 11, 2009 — It may not be the Yeti, but in a remote region of the Russian mountains a previously unknown and entirely unique form of plant root has been ... > full story -
Move Any Mountain: New Research Tracks Track Snowmelt Accurately
May 13, 2009 — Water is constantly being moved about our planet. The water, or hydrologic, cycle describes how water changes from liquid to solid to vapor and how it is stored in a variety of places: under the ... > full story -
Warming Climate Is Affecting Cascades Snowpack In Pacific Northwest
May 12, 2009 — There has been recent disagreement about the snowpack decline in the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest, but new research leaves little doubt that a warmer climate has a significant effect on ... > full story -
New Antarctic Seabed Sonar Images Reveal Clues To Sea-Level Rise
May 5, 2009 — Motorway-sized troughs and channels carved into Antarctica's continental shelves by glaciers thousands of years ago could help scientists to predict future sea-level rise, according to a new article ... > full story -
Arctic Trek To 'Break The Ice' On New NASA Airborne Radars
April 30, 2009 — NASA will 'break the ice' on a pair of new airborne radars that can help monitor climate change as a team of scientists embarks on a two-month expedition to the vast, frigid terrain of Greenland and ... > full story -
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Measuring Snow With A Bucket, A Windmill, And The Sun? Government Goes Off The Power Grid In Maine
April 30, 2009 — In Maine, government scientists have figured out how to measure snowfall in remote areas with a bucket, a small windmill, and the sun -- all the while saving money, energy, and, ultimately helping to ... > full story
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