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Roundup: Glacier Tourism, Monitoring, and Melt
Each weekly Roundup, we highlight three stories from the forefront of glacier news. Tourists’ take “last chance” to see New Zealand Glaciers From The International Journal of Tourism Space, Place and...
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“Red snow” algae accelerating glacier melt in the Arctic
Scientists have discovered a troubling new characteristic of the tough algae that grow on the surface of Arctic glaciers: not only do they turn the glacier surfaces red, they accelerate the melting of...
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Photo Friday: Tibetan Plateau From Space
55 million years ago, a major collision took place between two of the large blocks that form the Earth’s crust. The Indian Plate pushed into the Eurasian Plate, creating what is known as the Tibetan...
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Survival is just the tip of the iceberg in Blair Braverman’s memoir on Arctic...
“On a bad day we called it the Goddamn Ice Cube. On a good day Summer Camp on the Moon.” Cover of Blair Braverman’s memoir (Source: Anna LoPresti) In her memoir published July 5, writer and musher...
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Ocean temperatures main cause of glacier melt in the Antarctic Peninsula
Along the 1,200 kilometer western coastline of the Antarctic Peninsula, hundreds of glaciers stretch down to the sea. Glacier melt from this region is a major contributor to global sea-level rise....
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Ice loss surpasses poaching as largest threat to Barents Sea polar bear
Prior to the 1970s, hunting decimated polar bear populations across the Arctic. The international community has made strides in protecting the iconic species from over-harvesting through conservation...
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Photo Friday: The Glaciers of Denali National Park
Denali National Park spans a vast six million acres in central Alaska, and contains the tallest mountain on the continent that gives the park its namesake: Denali, formerly known as Mount McKinley. The...
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East African Glaciers at Risk from “Global Drying”
In the tropical climate of East Africa, glaciers are an unexpected, yet vitally important part of the ecosystem. Since 1900, African glaciers have lost a staggering 80 percent of their surface area,...
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As Temperatures Rise, Poplars Replace Alaskan Tundra
In Alaska’s Denali National Park, summer temperatures have risen 2 degrees Celsius over the past century, with the majority of change occurring since the 1970s. The glaciers that cover 1 million square...
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Environmental History of Argentina’s Oldest National Park Unveiled
A new study has shed light on the environmental history of Nahuel Huapi, the oldest national park in Argentina. The mountainous glacial region in northern Patagonia is vast, spanning two million acres,...
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Study shows glacial melting changes mountain lake ecology
In the Rocky Mountains, researchers have been studying a pair of lakes–Jasper and Albino. While they are similar in size, location, and depth, there is one important difference: Jasper Lake is fed by...
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Education Fuels Disaster Resiliency in Northern India
In the Northern Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir, accelerated glacier melting in the Ladakh region has made communities increasingly vulnerable to glacier lake outburst floods, or GLOFs. These...
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