Melting glaciers may have triggered a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Alaska in 1958

Alaska’s melting glaciers may have set the stage for a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in 1958 that triggered a massive avalanche of about 90 million tons of rock down into the narrow inlet of Lituya Bay. A new study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute found ice loss has influenced the timing and location … Read more

Evidence of melting snow on Mars flowing into gullies hints at prospect of life on planet

How important is the presence of liquid water? It is now widely believed that Mars holds a reasonably large volume of water. However, the surface of the planet is so cold, this water exists only as ice. In order for life to exist on a planet, many scientists believe it is essential for the world … Read more

Scientists discover evidence of melting snow on Mars flowing into gullies

How important is the presence of liquid water? It is now widely believed that Mars holds a reasonably large volume of water. However, the surface of the planet is so cold, this water exists only as ice. In order for life to exist on a planet, many scientists believe it is essential for the world … Read more

Britain could be warmer than Greece this weekend, as flood alerts put in place due to melting snow

Britons are being warned to brace for flooding amid fears that rain could combine with standing water from mounds of melting snow and ice. More than a dozen flood alerts are in place across the UK with rising temperatures – which could reach as high as 61F and make the south of England warmer than … Read more

Video shows melting snowflakes freezing back into original form

Capturing snowflakes on film can be quite the feat, as photographers have mere before the tiny ice crystal’s intricate details melt – but a new video shows the event in reverse. Photographer Jens recently shared a stunning video showing already melted snowflakes freezing back to their original form. Each shot begins with a small droplet … Read more

Melting Antarctic icebergs may trigger chain reaction to new ice age

Icebergs in the Antarctic gradually melting further and further from the frozen continent could be the trigger that plunges Earth into a new ice age, study finds.  Researchers from Cardiff University reconstructed past climate conditions and identified tiny fragments of Antarctic rock dropped in the open ocean as part of a study designed to understand … Read more

Melting icebergs in the Antarctic could trigger a chain reaction leading to a new ice age

Icebergs in the Antarctic gradually melting further and further from the frozen continent could be the trigger that plunges Earth into a new ice age, study finds.  Researchers from Cardiff University reconstructed past climate conditions and identified tiny fragments of Antarctic rock dropped in the open ocean as part of a study designed to understand … Read more

Chinese scientists put blankets over a glacier to prevent it from melting amid global warming 

Chinese scientists put BLANKETS over an endangered glacier to prevent it from melting amid global warming Researchers put sheets over part of Dagu Glacier in an experiment last year The method can prevent masses of ice from melting as quickly, the team said The cover blocks solar radiation and heat exchange on the glacier’s surface Swiss people … Read more

Cadbury World worker reveals secret to making best hot chocolate is melting BUTTONS with hot water

You’ve been making hot chocolate all wrong! Cadbury World cafe worker claims the secret is melting BUTTONS with hot water and stirring in warm milk TikTok user Chloe Rose shared her hack in a video on the social media site Involved replacing powder with Cadbury Buttons and small amount of hot water Completed hot brew … Read more

Geology: Hot rock rising beneath central Greenland is melting the ice from below

Flow of hot rocks rising from the core–mantle boundary beneath central Greenland is melting the ice from below and contributing to sea-level rise, study finds Experts from Japan mapped the plume of molten rock rising under Greenland To do this, they analysed the speed of seismic waves travelling beneath the Earth The plume rises from … Read more