来自MSN6 个月
Alaska’s Top-Heavy Glaciers are Melting, Approaching an Irreversible Tipping Point
This in turn leads to ice being exposed to sunshine and higher temperatures, which means more melt, less snow, and so on. Like many Alaskan glaciers, Juneau’s are top-heavy, with lots of ice and ...
Science News7 年
Now we know how much glacial melting ‘watermelon snow’ can cause
On Alaska’s Harding Icefield ... tinge on the ice from those microbial residents helps explain why the ice sheet is melting faster than expected from climate change alone.
来自MSN6 个月
Alaska's top-heavy glaciers are approaching an irreversible tipping point
This in turn leads to ice being exposed to sunshine and higher temperatures, which means more melt, less snow, and so on. Like many Alaskan glaciers, Juneau's are top-heavy, with lots of ice and ...
National Geographic news4 年
Alaska’s Thaw Reveals—and Threatens—a Culture’s Artifacts
The archaeological site of Nunalleq on the southwest coast of Alaska preserves a fateful moment ... of the Earth now known as the Little Ice Age—that coincided with Nunalleq’s occupation.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner2 年
Ice jams and excessive snow melt cause flooding and flood warnings across Alaska
May 12, 2022 May 12, 2022 Updated Jun 16, 2023 Alaska is undergoing a dynamic ... the combination of ice jams and snow melt is leading to flooding in communities around the state.
As South digs out from brutal storm, Florida cities still more frigid than Alaska
The rare Southern storm prompted this headline from the Anchorage Daily News: "Hey, New Orleans, please send some of your ...