A new report finds that glaciers around the globe melted and thinned twice as fast in 2006 as they did in 2004. Ice at the North Pole isn’t faring much better: This winter, the thin seasonal ice spread farther than usual, but the thicker perennial ice thinned out and retreated.
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Glacial melt accelerates
Published March 20th, 2008 in Glaciers, Science, Arctic, Earth, Climate & Weather and Global Warming. 1 CommentWhat is the sound of one glacier melting?
Published August 1st, 2007 in Science, Glaciers, Earth, Climate & Weather and Global Warming. 10 CommentsIt’s kind of a dripping, clicking, popping sound reminiscent of rain falling off of roof. I know this thanks to artist Katie Paterson, who spent a week recording the sounds of Iceland’s Vatnajokull Glacier as it melts into the sea. NPR featured Katie last weekend; see the story here and click on the sound link […]