Tag: melting
A heat wave causes an episode of “massive” melting of the ice
Temperatures of more than 20 degrees, with local records, recorded in the North … The heat wave that Greenland is currently undergoing caused, this week, an episode of “massive” melting.…
Arctic sea ice is melting twice as fast as expected, study finds
The pack ice located on the coasts of the Arctic is melting up to twice as fast as estimated so far, according to a study published on Friday, June 4,…
The melting of the world’s glaciers is accelerating, in twenty years they have lost 4% of their volume
In the Alps, during the last two decades, the glaciers – here that of Argentière – have lost a third of their volume. – KONRAD K. / SIPA A new…
From the Himalayas to the Arctic, the melting of glaciers is accelerating
A glacier in Greenland. – Sascha Selli-Grabowski Now contributing to more than 20% of the rise in sea level, the melting of the planet’s glaciers, caused by global warming, has…