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This photo shows the ice front of Venable Ice Shelf, West Antarctica, in October 2008

Warm Ocean Causing Most Antarctic Ice Shelf Mass Loss

Ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves are responsible for most of the continent's ice shelf mass loss, a new study by NASA and ...

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Permafrost zones occupy nearly a quarter of the exposed land area of the Northern Hemisphere

Is a Sleeping Climate Giant Stirring in the Arctic?

Frozen Arctic soils hold vast stores of carbon that may exacerbate global warming. A NASA Arctic campaign is looking for signals that may hold a key ...

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Researchers mapped the extent and frequency of understory fires across the southern Amazon forest.

Climate Conditions Determine Amazon Fire Risk

Using an innovative satellite technique, NASA scientists have determined that a previously unmapped type of wildfire in the Amazon rainforest is ...

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graphical representation of Antarctic bedrock (vertical scale exaggerated)

IceBridge Contributes to New Map of Antarctica

The new map's improved precision will lead to better calculations of Antarctic ice volume and its potential contribution to sea level rise.

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