Part of Pine Island Glacier collapsed several years ago, forming an unstable inlet where no ship had sailed. Until now.
A quiet region at the eastern Antarctic Peninsula carries a narrative that can seem unnervingly personal if you have witnessed something in your life collapse faster than you were prepared for. In ...
The Thwaites Glacier, an enormous shelf of ice in the Antarctic, has been given the ominous nickname of the “Doomsday Glacier” — because if it were to change collapse, it could have profound ...
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Guides sound alarm as iconic glaciers collapse at popular tourism site: 'We can't even go there'
The results are rockfalls, landslides, and dangerous floods. Guides sound alarm as iconic glaciers collapse at popular tourism site: 'We can't even go there' first appeared on The Cool Down.
How might we prevent sea-level rise? Satellite-based radar, solar-powered drones, robot submarines and lab-based ‘artificial glaciers’ could all play a role ...
As glaciers melt in Western Canada at an alarming rate, outdoor guides are not only witnessing climate change, but managing the hazards ...
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Doomsday Glacier Bombarded by Earthquakes
Hundreds of earthquakes have been detected rattling Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, also known as the Doomsday Glacier.
On October 25, a massive chunk of glacier broke away from the Ismoil Somoni Peak in Tajikistan’s Tajikabad district and thundered down the mountain. The ice mass – two kilometers long, 150-200 meters ...
Over 300 undetected earthquakes have been shaking the Thwaites, or Doomsday, Glacier in Antarctica for over a decade, ...
Part of a massive glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc mountain range is close to collapse after accelerated melting in the late summer heat, officials at a nearby town warned Wednesday. The ...
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