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• in Green
  From White to Green - Greenland's Glaciers are History
  New paper suggests Greenland is already well on its way to be glacier-free, and truly green, from warming already 'locked in'
  by wyrdways / on Mar 13, 2012
• in Green
  Manhattan-sized Glaciers Break off at Both Ends of the Globe
  Glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, is this a normal cycle or the effects of global warming ?
  by azraiel / on Feb 3, 2012
• in Family
  KidTunes: Nature Jams Farmer Jason and Buddies
  Farmer Jason encourages kids to get active and delight in the big world outside with “Nature Jams.”
  by missbobetier / on Feb 2, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “glaciers”

 

• Human-caused damage to environment impacts global water

  
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  WNN Earth Watch (WNN/VOA) Bonn, GERMANY, WEST EUROPE: Scientists say a new geologic epoch has begun where humans are causing major damage to global water systems. They warn of a planetary transformation comparable to the retreat of the glaciers more than 11,000 years ago. Scientists are meeting in Bonn, Germany May ...
  3 days ago

• Glaciers Contributing Same As Ice Sheet Melt To Sea Level Rise

  
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  Melt from Alaska’s Columbia Glacier and other glaciers around the world contributed as much to global sea rise as the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets combined from 2003 and 2009. Image Credit: Tad Pfeffer, University of Colorado Research has found that approximately 99% of our planet’s land-locked ice is held ...
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• Melting Glaciers and Sea Level Rise

  
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  “While 99 percent of Earth’s land ice is locked up in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, the remaining ice in the world’s glaciers contributed just as much to sea rise as the two ice sheets combined from 2003 to 2009.” Quoted from the University of Colorado Boulder press release.
  4 days ago

• Is this what the beginning of glaciation looks like?

  
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  While ice fishing is still going on in some parts of Minnesota, other parts are having what looks like glacier advance in the back yards that is damaging some homes. As for climate change worries, you can always figure out … Continue reading →
  1 week ago

• Pole-Land: The Climate of Tibet

  
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  The Economist examines conflicting research into the effects of climate change on the Tibetan plateau and surrounding mountains , known collectively as Earth’s “Third Pole”: Until recently studies of the Third Pole were piecemeal—not surprising, given its remoteness, the altitude, the harsh weather and ...
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• WATCH: Google Time Lapse: 29 Years Of Earth From Space

  
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  TIME, GOOGLE AND NASA 29 Years Of Earth From Space A glacier shrinks, a rainforest disappears and a major U.S. city expands before your eyes in the new Google Timelapse project. The partnership blends 29 years of satellite imagery and Google Earth Engine technology to show the impact of human activity on the ...
  1 week ago

• Photos of burning methane in ice

  
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  No, this isn’t some science hoax. It’s actually a natural phenomena that occurs in arctic areas. Methane gas naturally becomes trapped in glacial ice, which when lit can cause explosions as seen in this video . These photos show how the methane and ice look when combined, creating these interesting patterns. So, ...
  1 week ago

• Green News Weekly – IBM Recycles, National Pet Week, 5 Electric Car Myths and Greenland’s Melting Glaciers

  
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  Welcome back for another quick exploration into a few green news headlines from the past week. This edition highlights IBM’s recycling initiatives; National Pet Week; 5 myths about electric cars; and the melting glaciers of Greenland. (photo: ibm.com) IBM buys from its own supply of recycled electronics . ...
  2 weeks ago

• Glacier changes on Nevado de Santa Isabel, Colombia

  
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  With spectacular mountain peak glaciers melting away, the NEvado de Santa Isabel area in Colombia becomes less attractive to tourists. In addition, the local forestry and agricultural fertility suffer may suffer from reduced spring water. The retreat of glaciers is an indicator for changes in regional and global ...
  2 weeks ago

• The World’s Most Stunning Glaciers

  
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  Source: My Opera With their endless expanses of snow, blue ice, and crystal clear surfaces, glaciers are an incredibly breathtaking natural wonder. If you’re looking for a less poetic way to describe them, these astonishing bodies of icy mass are essentially large bodies of ice formed over centuries, when the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Chasing Ice – Seeing Climate Change

  
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  When it comes to climate change, that old adage ‘seeing is believing’ holds a lot of weight. The fact that it will take decades for the full impacts of climate change to be seen makes... Read more »
  2 weeks ago

• Meet GROVER the Rover, Set For Greenland Exploration

  
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  A GROVER prototype during testing in January 2013. Credit: Gabriel Trisca, Boise State University How fast is Greenland’s ice sheet melting in response to climate change, and how is it recovering? A new NASA rover with the friendly name of GROVER (Greeland Rover and Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for ...
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• Do Some Spring Skiing

  
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  Ski one weekend golf the next! For many it seems like the winter fun has just begun and it is suddenly over, especially for skiers. The good news is that just because winter is over it doesn’t mean that you have to hang up the skis. A lot of ski resorts have extended hours through April offering longer hours and ...
  3 weeks ago

• South America, southern ice fields

  
  Random graphic of the day: UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library — Authority: 138
  In Southern South America there are primarily three ice fields with major glaciers - the Northern and Southern Patagonian Icefield in the Andes, and then Cordillera Darwin in the very south. All of these are very vulnerable to changes in the climate.
  4 weeks ago

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