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Meltwater accumulation within 160 feet of the surface causes these bright, white reflections to dim to grey from June to early August before stabilizing in late August.

Scientists find missing piece in glacier melt predictions

Geology Page - October 17, 2018

Researchers on the MV Steller are in front of the terminus of Alaska's LeConte Glacier in August 2016. An over-the-side pole holds the sonar instrument that collects data on the subsurface ice face as the vessel moves slowly through the icy water. Credit: David Sutherland

Underwater glacial melting is occurring at higher rates than modeling predicts

Analysis exposes faster disintegration of major Greenland glacier

Researchers look to the Southern Ocean for an explanation of the ‘Last Glacial Maximum’

High-Arctic Heat Tops 1,800-Year High, Says Study

Insights into biogeochemical cycles based on glacial meltwater chemistry

Geology Page - September 23, 2016

Glacier beds can get slipperier at higher sliding speeds

Geology Page - December 18, 2014

Glacial polish reflects sunlight at Pothole Dome in Yosemite National Park, California.

Study reveals structure and origins of glacial polish on Yosemite’s rocks

Geology Page - November 16, 2017

UCI and NASA document accelerated glacier melting in West Antarctica

Geology Page - October 26, 2016

Mountain glaciers are showing some of the strongest responses to climate...

Geology Page - December 12, 2016

Melting glaciers have big carbon impact

Geology Page - January 20, 2015

Ancient algae found deep in tropical glacier

Geology Page - June 2, 2015

Ocean warming primary cause of Antarctic Peninsula glacier retreat

Geology Page - July 15, 2016

The ebb and flow of Greenland’s glaciers

Geology Page - June 2, 2015

Cosmopolitan snow algae accelerate melting of Arctic glaciers

Geology Page - June 22, 2016

Researchers look to the Southern Ocean for an explanation of the...

Geology Page - June 3, 2014

Tracking glaciers with accelerators

Geology Page - February 5, 2015

The calving front of Bowdoin Glacier in northwestern Greenland, where icebergs are discharged and ice under the water melts.

Tsunami signals to measure glacier calving in Greenland

Geology Page - May 9, 2019

Huge ancient river basin explains location of the world’s fastest flowing...

Geology Page - June 14, 2016

Ice loss accelerating in Greenland’s coastal glaciers, study finds

Geology Page - April 29, 2016

Seismic Signals Reveal Changes in Water Release from Glaciers

Geology Page - October 17, 2015

Into the belly of a glacier

Geology Page - April 18, 2016

The effect of climate change on iceberg production by Greenland glaciers

Geology Page - May 12, 2013

Greenland ice is melting 7 percent faster than previously thought

Geology Page - September 22, 2016

Nepal drains risky glacial lake near Everest

Geology Page - November 1, 2016

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