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Falling ice accelerates Greenland glacier retreatClimate

Falling ice accelerates Greenland glacier retreat

The Greenland ice sheet is melting at an increasing rate, a process accelerated by glacier calving, in which huge chunks of ice break free and…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2025 Full article
Image: Greenland Ice Sheet
Greenland’s ice sheet split open by massive hidden floodScience

Greenland’s ice sheet split open by massive hidden flood

A huge flood triggered by the rapid draining of a lake beneath the Greenland ice sheet occurred with such force that it fractured the ice…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2025 Full article
Image: Birds Eye View of the Cilo Sat Mountain Range, Turkey (s. glaciers, climate change)
Turkey’s glaciers fall victim to climate changeClimate

Turkey’s glaciers fall victim to climate change

Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Kemal Ozdemir looked up at the bare peaks of Mount Cilo in Turkey's Kurdish majority southeast: "There were glaciers…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2025 Full article
Image: snapshot, Svalbard
Arctic winter thaws as rain replaces snow in SvalbardScience

Arctic winter thaws as rain replaces snow in Svalbard

New commentary reveals a dramatic and concerning shift in the Arctic winter Summary: What was once considered an unshakably frozen season in the Arctic is…
SourceSourceJuly 21, 2025 Full article
Image: Airview, Greenland (s. glaciers melting)
Melting glaciers turn carbon-storing land into greenhouse gas sourcesClimate

Melting glaciers turn carbon-storing land into greenhouse gas sources

A new study conducted by geologists from the University of Florida and the University of Maryland reveals that, as land is exposed by melting glaciers,…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2025 Full article
Satellite Images: The Skeiðarárjökull glacier, Iceland
Image of the day: Dramatic retreat of Iceland’s Skeiðarárjökull glacierNews

Image of the day: Dramatic retreat of Iceland’s Skeiðarárjökull glacier

The Skeiðarárjökull glacier in southern Iceland is visibly retreating, as shown in Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite images captured on 26 July 2017 and 6 July 2025.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 9, 2025 Full article
Image: AI art of Earth - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: July 8, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 8, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 8, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 8, 2025 Full article
Image: houses in Ittoqqortoormiit, formerly Scoresbysund, Greenland
Greenland ice melted much faster than average in May heatwave: scientistsClimate

Greenland ice melted much faster than average in May heatwave: scientists

Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Greenland's ice sheet melted 17 times faster than the past average during a May heatwave that also hit Iceland,…
SourceSourceJune 11, 2025 Full article
Image: Swiss Alps, Switzerland
Image of the day: Glacial collapse devastates Swiss villageNews

Image of the day: Glacial collapse devastates Swiss village

A catastrophic glacial collapse in the Swiss Alps triggered a massive landslide on 28 May 2025, engulfing much of the village of Blatten in the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 31, 2025 Full article
The summit of Huayna Potosí, a mountain near La Paz, Bolivia. Here we find the Zongo glacier, one of several in the tropical Andes Mountains, that are now smaller than at any point since the end of the last ice age 11,700 years ago, according to new research from UW–Madison researchers and their collaborators.
Stronger climate policy could save half the world’s glaciersClimate

Stronger climate policy could save half the world’s glaciers

A study published in Science finds that twice as much of the world’s glacier mass could be preserved by meeting the 1.5°C threshold set by…
SourceSourceMay 31, 2025 Full article
Image: Union Glacier, Antarctica
Image of the day: Union Glacier, a sentinel in a warming AntarcticaNews

Image of the day: Union Glacier, a sentinel in a warming Antarctica

In the remote expanse of West Antarctica, Union Glacier cuts a path through the Ellsworth Mountains — its brilliant white surface, scarred with crevasses, betraying…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 30, 2025 Full article
Image: a group of icebergs floating on top of a body of water (s. Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
Impact of ‘cryosphere meltdown’ on Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystemsClimate

Impact of ‘cryosphere meltdown’ on Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystems

‘Cryosphere meltdown’ will impact Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystems, new study warns Summary: The Arctic is undergoing some of the most dramatic environmental changes…
SourceSourceApril 28, 2025 Full article
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Melting Arctic ice may unleash ancient diseases, scientists warnClimate

Melting Arctic ice may unleash ancient diseases, scientists warn

Scientists blame climate change for spread of infectious diseases and unleashing of ice-locked microbes in Arctic Summary: As Arctic permafrost thaws and human activity increases…
SourceSourceApril 8, 2025 Full article
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Drones track Greenland’s water vapor to refine ice loss predictionsClimate

Drones track Greenland’s water vapor to refine ice loss predictions

Drone experiment reveals how Greenland Ice Sheet is changing Summary: For the first time, scientists have used drones to collect detailed measurements of water vapor…
SourceSourceMarch 28, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Dawson-Lambton Glacier, Antarctica
Image of the day: World Day for Glaciers highlights global ice lossFacts

Image of the day: World Day for Glaciers highlights global ice loss

The first-ever World Day for Glaciers, observed on 21 March 2025, draws attention to the accelerating loss of the world's glaciers and its consequences for…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 21, 2025 Full article
Image: Boat Near Hubbard Glacier in Alaska, USA
Scientists unite to save the Earth’s glaciersNews

Scientists unite to save the Earth’s glaciers

Glacial ice stores 70% of Earth’s freshwater, underpinning the food and water security of billions of people. But ice is at the frontline of the…
SourceSourceMarch 19, 2025 Full article
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: March 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 4, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Rice University…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 5, 2025 Full article
Icebergs in Antarctica
Melting ice could slow vital Antarctic ocean current: studyClimate

Melting ice could slow vital Antarctic ocean current: study

Sydney, Australia | AFP The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published…
SourceSourceMarch 3, 2025 Full article
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Arctic faces irreversible change as global warming nears 2.7°CScience

Arctic faces irreversible change as global warming nears 2.7°C

Summary Arctic study urges stronger climate action to prevent catastrophic warming Summary: The Arctic is on the brink of transformation beyond recognition if global warming…
SourceSourceFebruary 25, 2025 Full article
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: February 19, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 19, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: New research…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 20, 2025 Full article
Image: Melt river flows from the terminus of Vallåkrabreen, Svalbard
Arctic glaciers leaking methane through ‘glacial fracking’Climate

Arctic glaciers leaking methane through ‘glacial fracking’

Summary ‘Glacial fracking’: A hidden source of Arctic greenhouse gas emissions Summary: Arctic glaciers are releasing significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, through…
SourceSourceFebruary 20, 2025 Full article
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: February 11, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 11, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: A new…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 11, 2025 Full article
Melting glacier
UNESCO and WMO launch global effort to preserve glaciers in 2025News

UNESCO and WMO launch global effort to preserve glaciers in 2025

UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have officially launched the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, marking a critical global initiative to combat the rapid…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 21, 2025 Full article
Pressure ridge rises on an ice floe in Arctic
Arctic pressure ridges shrinking as old ice disappearsClimate

Arctic pressure ridges shrinking as old ice disappears

The Arctic’s pressure ridges, towering formations created when sea ice floes collide and stack, are rapidly shrinking in frequency and size as multiyear ice declines.…
SourceSourceJanuary 6, 2025 Full article