Browse Archive
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NASA Gauges Sea Level, Glacier Changes
Researchers have used satellite data to make the most precise measurements to date of changes in Alaskan glaciers.
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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest Coverage for 2008
Arctic sea ice coverage appears to have reached its lowest extent for 2008 and the second-lowest amount recorded since the dawn of the satellite era.
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Rapid Retreat: Ice Shelf Loss along Canada's Ellesmere Coast →
By July 2008, what had once been a massive ice fringe along the northern Ellesmere coast had been reduced to five isolated ice shelves.
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For Toy-Like Robots, Ice Research Is Child's Play
SnoMotes are the first prototype network of their kind envisioned to rove treacherous areas of the Arctic and Antarctic.
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Researchers Warm Up to Melt's Role in Greenland Ice Loss
Scientists have used computer models to show how melt could contribute to the observed speed up of the ice sheet.
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NASA Researcher Visits One Tough P.I.G.
In January 2008, NASA's Dr. Robert Bindschadler led an expedition to a previously untouched part of Antarctica.
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Researchers Say Arctic Sea Ice Still at Risk
Scientists are monitoring the amount and age of sea ice to see if the declining trend persists.
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Greenland's Rising Air Temperatures Drive Ice Loss at Surface and Beyond
A new NASA study confirms that the surface temperature of Greenland's massive ice sheet has been rising, fueling the loss of the island's ice at the surface and throughout the mass beneath.
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Antarctic Ice Loss Speeds Up, Nearly Matches Greenland Loss
Ice loss in Antarctica increased by 75 percent in the last 10 years due to a speed-up in the flow of its glaciers and is now nearly as great as that observed in Greenland.
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NASA Examines Arctic Sea Ice Changes
A new NASA-led study found a 23-percent loss in the extent of the Arctic's thick, year-round sea ice cover during the past two winters.
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Drop in Arctic Sea Ice Raises Questions
Melting Arctic sea ice has shrunk to a 29-year low, significantly below the minimum set in 2005.
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Greenland Snow Melting Hits Record High
A new NASA-supported study reports that 2007 marked an overall rise in the melting trend over the entire Greenland ice sheet.
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NASA Researchers Find Snowmelt in Antarctica Creeping Inland
Researchers have confirmed that Antarctic snow is melting farther inland, at higher altitudes, and on Antarctica's largest ice shelf.
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Greenland's Ice Alarm →
What would large-scale ice loss on Greenland mean to the rest of the world? Scientists are looking closely at the island to find out.
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Checking the Health of Greenland's Ice Sheet, Glaciers
Researchers measured critical areas of Greenland's ice sheet as well as its glaciers and monitored changes that may be connected to global climate change.