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The massive ice sheet that covers about 80 percent of Greenland is the largest single chunk of melting snow and ice in the world and for that reason it is considered the biggest potential contributor to rising sea levels due to glacial meltwater in a warming world.
The loss of the once-sprawling ice fields in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains has profound implications for local communities, uniquely adapted species, and scientists studying the climate record.
A trek through tropical forest, mud fields, and scree reveals the last remnants of the once-sprawling ice fields in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains. Their loss has profound implications for local communities, uniquely adapted species, and scientists studying the climate record.
New model examines how coastal ocean currents increase Antarctic ice shelf melt
Credit: Courtesy of Andy Thompson