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What lies beneath melting glaciers and thawing permafrost?

Around the planet, ice is rapidly disappearing. From mountain tops, the poles, the seas, and the tundra. As the ice melts, it's exposing new surfaces, new opportunities, and new threats—including valuable mineral deposits, archaeological relics, no.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgSep 14th, 2022

The melting of Greenland: A climate challenge with major implications for the 21st century

The melting of Greenland is accelerating, with an estimated loss of between 964 and 1735 gigatons of ice per year by 2100 in a scenario of high greenhouse gas emissions (SSP585), according to three regional climate models. This melting will lead to a.....»»

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Planetary scientist proposes an alternative theory for what lies beneath the surfaces of Uranus and Neptune

Diamond rain? Super-ionic water? These are just two proposals that planetary scientists have come up with for what lies beneath the thick, bluish, hydrogen-and-helium atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune, our solar system's unique, but superficially bla.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

In Patagonia, more snow could protect glaciers from melt—but only if greenhouse gas are curbed emissions soon

In an era of dwindling glaciers, Southern Patagonia has managed to hold on to a surprising amount of its ice. But, a new study in Scientific Reports from INSTAAR postdoc Matthias Troch suggests that this protective effect might be pushed up against i.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 23rd, 2024

NASA ocean world explorers have to swim before they can fly

When NASA's Europa Clipper reaches its destination in 2030, the spacecraft will prepare to aim an array of powerful science instruments toward Jupiter's moon Europa during 49 flybys, looking for signs that the ocean beneath the moon's icy crust could.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Neither desolate nor empty: Deep-sea floor teems with life

The Arctic deep sea harbors significant oil and natural gas reserves along with valuable resources such as rare earths and metals. Climate change and melting ice are facilitating access to these resources, which presents economic opportunities but al.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Can it run Doom? My journey through hell to discover why the answer is always ‘yes’

Under a blanket of memes and enthusiast hacking projects lies a decades-long story of how Doom became one of the most ported games ever......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 17th, 2024

Melting Glaciers Are Causing Billions of Dollars of Damage

Thawing ice, from the high peaks to the poles, is producing extraordinarily expensive floods, infrastructure damage and losses to tourism and fishing.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Faster flowing glaciers could help predict nearby volcanic activity

Glaciers that are within three miles of a volcano move nearly 50% quicker than average, a new study has found, which could help create early warning of future eruptions......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Was "Snowball Earth" a global event? New study delivers best proof yet

Geologists have uncovered strong evidence from Colorado that massive glaciers covered Earth down to the equator hundreds of millions of years ago, transforming the planet into an icicle floating in space......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Measurements from "lost" Seaglider offer new insights into Antarctic ice melting

New research reveals for the first time how a major Antarctic ice shelf has been subjected to increased melting by warming ocean waters over the last four decades......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

The frozen carbon of the northern permafrost is on the move—we estimated by how much

Among the most rapidly changing parts of our planet are the coldest landscapes near the top of the globe, just south of the Arctic. This region is warming two to four times faster than the global average......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Earth underwent a massive, rapid melting period after the last global ice age, new study suggests

At the end of the last global ice age, the deep-frozen Earth reached a built-in limit of climate change and thawed into a slushy planet. Results from a Virginia Tech-led study provide the first direct geochemical evidence of the slushy planet—other.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Secrets and lies: Spies of the Stuart era played a dangerous game in the shadows of an unstable Europe

Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats—a gunpowder plot, a civil war and political revolution. As a result, by the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the English government had come to rely on a shadowy trade of secrets for.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Exploring how microbes in permafrost contribute to nitrous oxide emissions

Ecologist Christina Biasi is exploring the conditions under which tiny organisms contribute to permafrost soils emitting nitrous oxide. Her research could be essential for the development of future climate scenarios......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Update on Little Donkey Who"d Been Chained Up & Left All Alone Has People Melting

Update on Little Donkey Who"d Been Chained Up & Left All Alone Has People Melting.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

"Doomsday" Antarctic glacier melting faster than expected, fueling calls for geoengineering

New studies about the Thwaites Glacier, also called the "Doomsday Glacier," have sparked a conversation about geoengineering as a climate change solution......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Fungi may not think, but they can communicate

Fungi form distinct networks depending on how food sources are arranged. Fungi can be enigmatic organisms. Mushrooms or other structures may be visible above the soil, but beneath.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

If Trump dismantles the NOAA, it will affect wildfires and food prices

Taking away NOAA weather and climate data could raise food prices, among other things. As the Popo Agie River wends its way down from the glaciers atop Wyoming’s Wind River Moun.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Protecting northern water supplies from toxic metals in thawing permafrost

As the climate warms and Arctic permafrost thaws, some of the toxic elements locked away in it are starting to emerge and could contaminate the water supplies that many northern communities rely on......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Global fleet of undersea robots reveals the phytoplankton hidden beneath the ocean"s surface

Phytoplankton—microscopic plant-like organisms—are the foundation of the marine food web, sustaining everything from tiny fish to multi-ton whales while also playing a critical role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024