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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
Image: Greenland Ice Sheet
Satellites unite to reveal Greenland Ice Sheet’s dramatic transformationScience

Satellites unite to reveal Greenland Ice Sheet’s dramatic transformation

For the first time, satellite missions from ESA and NASA have united to provide a detailed picture of the dramatic changes occurring in the Greenland…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 20, 2024 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: December 10, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: December 10, 2024

Antarctica’s irregular heartbeat shows signs of rapid melting Geoscientists led by Universities of Leicester and Southampton create new climate record for early Antarctic ice ages.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 11, 2024 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: October 31, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: October 31, 2024

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Table of ContentsHow local…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 31, 2024 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.
Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate’s effect on the global iceScienceClimate

Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate’s effect on the global ice

As they are in many places around the globe, glaciers perched high in the Andes Mountains are shrinking. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison…
SourceSourceAugust 2, 2024 Full article
Image: The north side of the Grand Combin glacier
Rapid glacier melting erases vital climate records: A blow to Ice Memory initiativeScience

Rapid glacier melting erases vital climate records: A blow to Ice Memory initiative

In a disheartening revelation for climate researchers, a recent study conducted by the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), in collaboration with the University of Fribourg, Ca'…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreJanuary 27, 2024 Full article
Image: Landscape with aurora borealis (AI gen)
Unveiling the hidden impact of Greenland’s glacial retreat: An analysisScience

Unveiling the hidden impact of Greenland’s glacial retreat: An analysis

A paradigm-shifting study published in the Nature journal on January 17, 2024, has laid bare the extent of Greenland's ice loss, surpassing previous estimates and…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreJanuary 25, 2024 Full article