Glacial melt rivers and groundwater springs are transporting large volumes of methane from beneath the ice to the atmosphere. This previously unrecognized process could contribute to Arctic ...

Glacial ice loss is a phenomenon that seems far removed from our everyday lives, but its impact is felt globally. As the earth warms, glaciers are melting at an unprecedented rate, contributing to ...

The process is disrupting that insulating layer and will likely significantly speed up how fast the grounding zone—the area where the glacier sits on the seabed—retreats. A similar process has ...

Glacier retreat also poses new disaster risks ... snow blankets and artificial snow systems, to delay the melting process. The Tibetan plateau is known as the world’s Third Pole for the amount ...

They found that glacial melt rivers and groundwater springs are transporting large volumes of methane from beneath the ice to the atmosphere. This previously unrecognised process could contribute ...