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VIDEO | Footage released of a large chunk of ice that broke off in Antarctica

14/03/2023 - 13:36

Scientists have released the first aerial images of the large ice that broke off the Antarctic ice shelf in January. The A81, a mountain the size of London, broke away from Brunt Ridge earlier this year, a decade after the first cracks appeared, Science Alert reported. "An ice sheet of this size will have a major impact on ocean ecosystems, ...

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The "doomsday glacier" is melting at a tremendous rate

16/02/2023 - 10:09

Scientists studying Antarctica's massive Thwaites Glacier, dubbed the "doomsday glacier," say warm water is seeping into its weak spots, speeding up melting caused by rising temperatures, two papers published in the journal Nature show. Thwaites, which is roughly the size of Florida, represents more than half a meter of global potential to increase...

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A large glacier has disappeared in the USA, it was there for thousands of years

02/02/2023 - 11:57

A scientist monitoring the condition of the Hinman Glacier located in the US state of Washington between the peaks of Mount Rainier and the Peak Glacier says it has completely disappeared after being there for thousands of years, and galloping climate change has dealt it the final blow. Experts have recently revealed that by the end of the century, up to half of...

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Remains of a plane that crashed in 1968 in Switzerland were found in a glacier

06/08/2022 - 21:40

Wreckage from a plane that crashed in the Swiss Alps in 1968 has been found in a glacier 54 years later, police said. The wreckage of the plane appeared on the Aletsch glacier, in the southwestern part of the Valais canton, near the Jungfrau and Mönch peaks. The police clarified that the remains were found on Thursday. "The investigation determined that it was...

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VIDEO | Tragedy in Italy: A glacier broke off and hit mountaineers, six died

03/07/2022 - 19:26

At least six people were killed when a large chunk of an alpine glacier broke off from the Marmolado peak in the eastern Dolomites, slid down the mountain and struck more than 10 climbers, local media reported today, citing Reuters. "Rescue operations are underway after a large ice avalanche that engulfed the mountaineers," said the government of the province of Trento. The Alpine...

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VIDEO | Footage released of a large chunk of ice that broke off in Antarctica

The "doomsday glacier" is melting at a tremendous rate

A large glacier has disappeared in the USA, it was there for thousands of years

Remains of a plane that crashed in 1968 in Switzerland were found in a glacier

VIDEO | Tragedy in Italy: A glacier broke off and hit mountaineers, six died

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VIDEO | Footage released of a large chunk of ice that broke off in Antarctica

The "doomsday glacier" is melting at a tremendous rate

A large glacier has disappeared in the USA, it was there for thousands of years

Remains of a plane that crashed in 1968 in Switzerland were found in a glacier

VIDEO | Tragedy in Italy: A glacier broke off and hit mountaineers, six died

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