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greenland ice sheet lost 18 billion tons water

The Greenland Ice sheet lost 18 billion tons of water in 3 days after unusually warm temperatures between July 15 and 17. Arctic Sea Ice extent is declining on its way to the September annual minimum

Between 15 and 17 July, Greenland’s north-western ice sheet lost 6 million tons of water per day. This exceptional melting was caused by exceptionally high …

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severe foehn storm collapsed 400 square kilometers antarctica larsenb ice shelf plate

A Severe Foehn Storm disintegrated in a couple of days 400 square kilometers of Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice shelf giving now a free way to land ice

Rapid disintegration of part of the Larsen B ice shelf, already dramatically collapsed in 2002, occurred two weeks ago, between January 19-20, 2022. This breakup …

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Regardless of its exact age, the asteroid had significant environmental consequences in the Northern Hemisphere and possibly at a global scale with billions of tons of ice vaporized within instant

Untangled the Abrupt Cooling of the Younger Dryas Event? In Greenland, the Hiawatha Glacier Hides a 31-kilometer-wide Impact Crater

In Greenland, the Hiawatha glacier hides a huge impact crater below the Ice Sheet. Regardless of its exact age, the asteroid had significant environmental consequences …

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polar vortex south shift powerful climatic event trigger ice age to begin

The Polar Vortex South Shift is Such a Powerful Climatic Event to Trigger an Ice Age to Begin, and Already Happened Some Tens of Thousands of Years Ago

New research finds the global average temperature at 7.8°C (46°F) during the last glacial maximum with a polar vortex shifted south by many degrees of …

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