The Hidden Meltdown of Greenland
September 29, 2015
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Aug. 28, 2015: More than 90 percent of our planet’s freshwater ice is bound in the massive ice sheets and glaciers of the Antarctic and
Fossil Fuel Emissions could Eliminate the Antarctic Ice sheet entirely, causing about 58 m Sea Level Rise
September 14, 2015
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A new open access study in Science Advances concludes that a warming beyond the 2°C target would potentially lead to rates of sea-level rise dominated by
1997 and 2015 El Niño Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies (Video)
September 5, 2015
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A brief comparison of changes in sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies between the major El Niño event of 1997-98 and the El Niño event emerging
Ice Core Secrets Could Reveal Answers to Global Warming (2011)
September 2, 2015
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At the Stable Isotope Lab in Boulder, Colo., scientists are doing a lot of the same things that those CSI folks do on TV. But
Elevated carbon dioxide conditions pose threat for the Monarch butterfly
September 1, 2015
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Milkweed plants from the chambers were fed to hundreds of monarch caterpillars this summer. Milkweed is a monarch caterpillar’s only food, satisfying its nutritional needs
Melt lakes on Greenland’s Glaciers
August 31, 2015
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How deep is that icy blue water on Greenland’s ice sheet? Dr. Allen Pope, of the National Snow and Ice Data Center, is using data
Greenland Ice Mass Loss: Jan. 2004 – June 2014
August 27, 2015
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GRACE consists of twin co-orbiting satellites that fly in a near polar orbit separated by a distance of 220 km. GRACE precisely measures the distance
Doubling times of 10, 20 or 40 years yield sea level rise of several meters
August 16, 2015
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According to a new study, sea level rise of several meters might happen faster then previously thought. Based on data from past climate changes, when
Richard Alley – 4.6 Billion Years of Earth’s Climate History: The Role of CO2
July 31, 2015
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NAS member Richard Alley presents on 4.6 Billion Years of Earth’s Climate History: The Role of CO2, during the Symposium—Earths, Moons, Mars & Stars at