Biology
The melted 15,000-year-old glacier could release new viruses
A team of US and Chinese scientists studied two ice cores from a glacier in the Tibetan Plateau and discovered 28 completely new virus samples.
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Determine the melting point of tropical glaciers in the last ice age
According to a study by Dartmouth University in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA, tropical glaciers in Africa and South America began to simultaneously melt at the end of the…
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The deepest point in the world on land
The researchers found an abyss below the Denman Glacier located 3.5 km below sea level, just below the depth of the ocean trench.
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Glaciers melt to reveal mysterious objects
A strange, inexplicable mysterious object has just been exposed after the Antarctic melting of ice, sparking speculation about its origin.
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The glacier on the mountain of New Zealand turns red
Severe forest fires or strong dust storms in Australia can cause glaciers to change color.
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Cracks on ice absorb nearly 5 billion liters of lake water
The phenomenon of lakes draining on the glacier due to huge cracks can make the ice become more and more unstable.
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When the glaciers in Iceland melt into small streams
The thickness of the ice on the Solheimajokull River between these two snow-covered year-round mountains has decreased by 40m per year for the past 10 years.
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The world's fastest melting glaciers through satellite images 30 years apart
Two satellite images of a glacier in Patagonia (Chile) 30 years apart have shown that it loses half its length.
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What if tomorrow woke up, all the ice on Earth would have melted?
Freezing on Earth, 99% is at 2 poles, 1% is inland. And any part that melts, mankind has suffered terrible consequences.
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Sea level will rise by 0.9m in the next 80 years, millions of people will be displaced
Sea level is likely to rise more than 0.9m in the next 80 years. Most reefs in warm water areas will die.
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Glaciers on Mount Mont Blanc are at risk of collapse
The giant glacier on the highest mountain in Western Europe is about to lose hundreds of cubic meters of ice, forcing authorities to blockade roads and evacuate tents.
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Why did the Ice Age occur?
Imagine the Chicago Skyline building. Now imagine it's under the ice almost 2 miles (3 km) away. That is the view of the Earth at the most icy moment of the last Ice Age.
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The largest glacier in the Alps may disappear by 2100
The study, published by Swiss scientists on September 11, shows the alarming rate of the Aletsch glacier.
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The first glacier in the world officially 'died' in the era of climate change
And it is important that this will not be the only glacier to die, if people do not do something.
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Covering artificial snow can help prevent the risk of ice erosion
Preventing the risk of ice sheets in the West Antarctic sliding into the ocean and submerging coastal cities by covering