Tales From the Ice
Tags: GLOBAL warming; GLACIERS -- Antarctica
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- The big melt. Peters, Andrew // Science World;11/02/98, Vol. 55 Issue 5, p4
Reports on the meltdown of Pine Island glaciers in Antarctica. Scientific observations on the causes of glacier meltdown; Effect of global warming on the atmospheric temperature of Antarctica; Recorded history on the meltdown of glaciers in the region.
- The Big Break. Cabral, Elena // Scholastic News -- Edition 5/6;4/21/2008, Vol. 76 Issue 22, p6
The article reports on a chunk of ice that broke off the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctic. The ice shelf is hundreds of years old, and some melting is expected to happen naturally. But in March 2008, scientists say a chunk of ice covering 160 square miles broke away from the shelf. Only a thin...
- Interview: Into the global warming action zone. Ananthaswamy, Anil // New Scientist;3/15/2008, Vol. 197 Issue 2647, p48
An interview with glaciologist Robert Bindschadler is presented. When asked about his work in researching global warming in Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica, he stresses that he is interested in how the warming ocean is affecting the margins of the ice sheet. Bindschadler adds that his work is...
- The heat of the matter. Austin, Mark // New Statesman;1/22/2007, Vol. 136 Issue 4828, p16
This article presents the author's recollection of traveling to Antarctica to report a story on global warming. He writes that the continent is warming far faster than previously thought and that the rate of melting glaciers is key to predicting the future of rising seas. However, the slow...
- Antarctica's biggest ice break-up in recent years is not just down to global warming. // New Scientist;2/16/2008, Vol. 197 Issue 2643, p6
The article discusses the reasons for the collapse of the Larsen B ice shelf in Antarctica, noting that global warming was not the sole cause. Neil Glasser and Ted Scambos studied the glacier via satellite images and noted that a warmer climate simply aggravated preexisting rifts in the...
- Peering beneath Antarctic glaciers could improve melting models. Ananthaswamy, Anil // New Scientist;2/2/2008, Vol. 197 Issue 2641, p12
The article reports on determining the effects of global warming by the ice measurements on the Pine Island glacier of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) in Antarctica. The glaciers have ice-shelves which are thought to slow its flow of acceleration. If the ice-shelf "plug" breaks up, around a...
- Global change: West-side story of Antarctic ice. Huybrechts, Philippe // Nature;3/19/2009, Vol. 458 Issue 7236, p295
The article discusses two research papers concerning the generating of data to allow human knowledge of climatic conditions in past epochs to serve as a model for future sea-level rise resulting from global warming. The papers focus on the early to middle Pliocene Period to reconstruct...
- Glacier geophysical studies for an ice-core site at Taylor Dome: Year two. Morse, D.L.; Waddington, E.D. // Antarctic Journal of the United States;1992, Vol. 27 Issue 5, p59
Describes the results of glacier geophysical studies for an ice-core site at Taylor Dome in Antarctica. Increase of survey node density in the region of the planned ice core; Reduction and analysis of survey and radar data; Characterization of the entire Taylor drainage system.
- McMurdo LTER: Glacier mass balances of Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Fountain, Andrew G.; Vaughn, Bruce H. // Antarctic Journal of the United States;1994, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p226
Presents observations on glacial mass balances in Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Measurement of the area's meltwater runoff; Emergence of ablation stake networks; Estimates on the magnitude and frequency of calving events.
