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Posted May 13, 2013:

• Scientists Find Extensive Glacial Retreat in Mount Everest Region

Posted May 7, 2013:

• Decline in Snow Cover Spells Trouble for Many Plants, Animals

Posted May 6, 2013:

• NASA Opens New Era in Measuring Western U.S. Snowpack

Posted April 26, 2013:

• Scientists Investigate Release of Bromine in Polar Regions

Posted April 24, 2013:

• Sunlit Snow Triggers Atmospheric Cleaning, Ozone Depletion in the Arctic

Posted April 14, 2013:

• New Insight Into Accelerating Summer Ice Melt on the Antarctic Peninsula

Posted April 10, 2013:

• Snowflakes Falling on Cameras: What Snow Looks Like in Midair

Posted April 8, 2013:

• Dramatic Retreat of the Andean Glaciers Over the Last 30 Years

Posted April 3, 2013:

• Thin Clouds Drove Greenland's Record-Breaking 2012 Ice Melt

Posted March 27, 2013:

• Summer Melt Season Getting Longer on Antarctic Peninsula

Posted March 25, 2013:

• Climate Models Are Not Good Enough, Researcher Argues

Posted March 12, 2013:

• Canadian Arctic Glacier Melt Accelerating, Irreversible, Projections Suggest

Posted March 7, 2013:

• Glaciers Will Melt Faster Than Ever and Loss Could Be Irreversible Warn Scientists

Posted February 25, 2013:

• Clues to Climate Cycles Dug from South Pole Snow Pit

Posted February 22, 2013:

• Forecast Is for More Snow in Polar Regions, Less for the Rest of Us

Posted February 19, 2013:

• Lake-Effect Snow Sometimes Needs Mountains

Posted January 23, 2013:

• Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Speeds Domino Effect of Warming Temperatures at High Latitudes
• Greenland Ice Cores Reveal Warm Climate of the Past
• Climate Change Could Cause Massive Losses in Pyrenees Ski Resorts

Posted January 18, 2013:

• Melt Ponds Cause Artic Sea Ice to Melt More Rapidly

Posted January 17, 2013:

• Climate Events Drive High-Arctic Vertebrate Community Into Synchrony: Extreme Weather Potent Force for Arctic Overwintering Populations

Posted January 16, 2013:

• New Antarctic Geological Timeline Aids Future Sea-Level Predictions

Posted January 15, 2013:

• Novel Approach to Track Migration of Arctic-Breeding Avian Species

Posted December 30, 2012:

• NOAA Lists Ringed and Bearded Ice Seal Populations Under the Endangered Species Act

Posted December 18, 2012:

• Here's Your Chances for a White Christmas and a Dry New Year's Eve in the U.S.

Posted December 17, 2012:

• Nanoscale Impulse Radar Measures Depth of Snow and Ice for Alpine Ski Slopes

Posted December 12, 2012:

• More Ice Loss Through Snowfall on Antarctica

Posted December 6, 2012:

• Arctic Continues to Break Records in 2012: Becoming Warmer, Greener Region With Record Losses of Summer Sea Ice and Late Spring Snow

Posted November 20, 2012:

• Maple Syrup, Moose, and the Impacts of Climate Change in the North

Posted November 16, 2012:

• Himalayan Glaciers Will Shrink by Almost 10 Percent, Even If Temperatures Hold Steady

Posted November 13, 2012:

• Warming Temperatures Will Change Greenland's Face, Experts Predict

Posted November 2, 2012:

• Climate Change Affecting Overall Weather Patterns, May Affect Water Availability, in California

Posted November 1, 2012:

• Asteroid Belts of Just the Right Size Are Friendly to Life
• Nereidum Montes Helps Unlock Mars' Glacial Past

Posted October 24, 2012:

• Let It Snow! Solar Panels Can Take It

Posted October 12, 2012:

• NASA'S Operation Icebridge Resumes Flights Over Antarctica

Posted October 8, 2012:

• Deep Cleaning With Carbon Dioxide

Posted October 3, 2012:

• Deforestation in Snowy Regions Causes More Floods

Posted October 2, 2012:

• A Curious Cold Layer in the Atmosphere of Venus

Posted September 25, 2012:

• Species Richness and Genetic Diversity Do Not Go Hand in Hand in Alpine Plants

Posted September 17, 2012:

• Shrinking Snow Depth on Arctic Sea Ice Threatens Ringed Seal Habitat

Posted September 12, 2012:

• Himalayan Glaciers Retreating at Accelerated Rate in Some Regions: Consequences for Water Supply Remain Unclear

Posted September 11, 2012:

• NASA Observations Point to 'Dry Ice' Snowfall on Mars

Posted September 9, 2012:

• Mountain Forest Study Shows Vulnerability to Climate Change

Posted August 30, 2012:

• No-Till Farming Helps Capture Snow and Soil Water

Posted August 28, 2012:

• NASA's IceBridge Seeking New View of Changing Sea Ice

Posted August 20, 2012:

• Genetically Engineered Algae for Biofuel Pose Potential Risks

Posted August 15, 2012:

• Greenland Melting Breaks Record Four Weeks Before Season's End

Posted July 29, 2012:

• Researchers Analyze Melting Glaciers and Water Resources in Central Asia

Posted July 17, 2012:

• Why Is Earth So Dry? Planet Formed from Rocky Debris in Hotter Region, Inside of Solar System's 'Snow Line'

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