Even though "glacial" is commonly used to describe extremely slow, steady movement, a new study has found that glaciers speed ...

"Unless leaders double down ... the terrible impacts of sea level rise will only increase further — affecting every country ...

National Snow and Ice Data Center monitors sea ice, tracks snow, examines Arctic conditions and informs global decision-makers The frozen parts of the planet, known collectively as the cryosphere, are ...

We address glacial and periglacial processes in polar and alpine environments – the cryosphere -- as their evolution most clearly reflects the variations in climatic forcing, and as these landscapes ...

Cryosphere and polar science study the frozen water part of the Earth system, ranging from the glaciers of Greenland to the ice sheets of the Antarctic. Antarctica photo by Jack Pan.

Changes to our oceans and cryosphere - the world's frozen places - have global climate impacts for nature and people. We're already seeing more extreme weather, extensive coral reef bleaching and sea ...

Joint Press Release by Hokkaido University and the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR).Detailed study of a Greenland ...

The cryosphere is an integral part of the climate system, and is investigated with techniques from geophysics, meteorology and hydrology. As Arctic sea ice thinned, it was thought that a weaker ...

The United Nations declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation to promote awareness about the role of glaciers, snow and ice.

As part of the worldwide celebrations for the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP 2025), the Department of Planning & Geomatics, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) in ...

Side Event At IUST Highlights The Impact Of Melting Glaciers Awantipora- In a significant contribution to the International ...

Held at the Rumi Library, IUST, the event emphasized the urgent need for raising awareness and addressing the challenges posed by the rapidly depleting Himalayan cryosphere. In the lead talk, Prof.