‘Grounding zone’ explains Greenland glacier’s rapid melting

A new discovery explains the quick melting under Greenland glaciers and suggests we may be underestimating the severity of sea level rise.

Brian Bell-UC Irvine • futurity
March 14, 2024 ~5 min

Greenland glacier melting has increased 5X in 20 years

Greenland's glaciers are losing about 25 meters (around 82 feet) every year. That represents a fivefold increase during the past 20 years.

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
Nov. 14, 2023 ~7 min


Llamas can mitigate some of climate change’s harmful effects

"...llamas, when managed by Indigenous herders, are accelerating soil fertility and plant succession."

Alex Reshanov - UT Austin • futurity
Oct. 4, 2023 ~4 min

Greenland’s glaciers might be melting 100x faster than thought

Glaciers in Greenland may be melting as much as 100 times as fast as than previously thought, researchers report.

Rebecca Riley-UT Austin • futurity
Dec. 16, 2022 ~5 min

Earth’s rock glaciers may clarify ‘hidden giants’ on Mars

New research digs into rock glaciers on our home planet, but the findings could help scientists get a deeper understanding of Mars, too.

Mikayla Mace-Arizona • futurity
Dec. 9, 2022 ~9 min

Lake mud reveals 700,000 years of glacier history

Mud from a lake high up in the Andes holds an incredible climate history. The find could shed light on how the climate will change in the future.

U. Pittsburgh • futurity
July 28, 2022 ~6 min

Laser tool that measures glaciers fits in a backpack

A new tool that uses lasers to measure glaciers is small enough to fit in a backpack and be carried up steep mountains.

U. Oregon • futurity
July 15, 2022 ~6 min

Hidden lake may reveal what Antarctica was like before it froze

A newly discovered city-size lake might contain a history of the world's largest ice sheet in East Antarctica since its earliest beginnings.

Constantino Panagopulos-UT Austin • futurity
May 18, 2022 ~6 min


Antarctic air bubbles indicate Earth’s oxygen thief

Air bubbles in Antarctic ice suggest that glacial erosion caused atmospheric oxygen levels to dip over the past 800,000 years.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Dec. 21, 2021 ~6 min

‘Doomsday Glacier’ may be more stable than feared

The demise of West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, one of the world's largest and most unstable glaciers, may not be as imminent as previously feared.

Gabe Cherry-Michigan • futurity
June 18, 2021 ~7 min

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