Glaciers and Global Warming
Ice shelves that have lived for more than 10,000 years are disintegrating rapidly -- in 6 weeks or less.
Ice shelves that have lived for more than 10,000 years are disintegrating rapidly -- in 6 weeks or less.
Heavy downpours cause flooding in Scotland.
Heat capacity, and temperature explained.
As the world continues to add close to 80 million people each year, high population growth is running up against the limits of our finite planet, threatening global economic and political stability.
Current concentrations stand at 400 parts per million, and are rising faster than at any time in Earth's history.
Watch this video of Antarctica's bedrock
We find 1133 ice caps and 1619 mountain glaciers covering a total of 132867 +- 6643km2.
The Antarctic continent is underlain by subglacial lakes.
Glacier hydrology is the study of the flow of water through glaciers.