A glacier's flow depends on how microscopic defects move through the ice, according to new research that also yielded a new model for predicting how glaciers will flow, ultimately contributing to ...

Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river ...

Detailed study of a Greenland glacier’s flow rate reveals the impact of environmental conditions. Even though ‘glacial’ is commonly used to describe extremely slow, steady movement, a new study has ...

A NASA-led, international study finds Asia’s high mountain glaciers are flowing more slowly in response to widespread ice loss, affecting freshwater availability downstream in India, Pakistan and ...

Across Europe and around the world, melting glaciers are reshaping landscapes and climate systems. Researchers Elzė Buslavičiūtė and Dr. Laurynas Jukna from the Institute of Geosciences at the Faculty ...

Glaciers that are within three miles of a volcano move nearly 50% quicker than average, a new study has found, which could help create early warning of future eruptions. Glaciers looked at in the ...

Glacier retreat across Alaska could expand the state’s glacial lakes to more than four times their current area, according to a peer-reviewed study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

AMES, Iowa – Neal Iverson started with two lessons in ice physics when asked to describe a research paper about glacier ice flow that has just been published by the journal Science. First, said the ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University’s Neal Iverson and an international team of researchers are working to help quantify the single biggest uncertainty in predicting how much glaciers will contribute ...

Icebergs choke the fjord where Jakobshavn glacier flows into the sea off western Greenland. Photo by Ian Joughin, University of Washington. New CU-Boulder-led paper could improve understanding of ...

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Laboratory experiments designed to deform ice at its pressure-melting temperature were like grabbing a bagel at the top and the bottom, then twisting the two halves to smear the cream cheese in the ...