Greenland's ice sheet currently spans over 1.7 million square kilometers and is the largest freshwater reservoir in the ...

"For the first time, we are able to see significant increases in the size and depth of crevasses at fast-flowing glaciers at ...

New 3D maps of the Greenland Ice Sheet show how huge cracks in the ice that accelerate melting expanded between 2016 and 2021 ...

Crevasses are widening faster as meltwater drives fissures deeper into the ice and lubricates the base of glaciers, ...

Crevasses play an integral part in the life cycle of glaciers, and as they grow they hold the potential to further accelerate ...

Greenland’s Ice Sheet is cracking open at the seams, literally falling apart at speeds indicative of the brutal and ...

By using a fiber-optic cable to detect tiny vibrations a mile below the surface, scientists discovered a surprising way that ...

A new paper reveals what lies ahead for the fastest-warming region on Earth. In 2024, the global average air temperature ...

If the entire Greenland Ice Sheet was to melt, sea levels could rise by seven metres, they said. The study, published in the journal Nature Gioscience, will be used to improve models about the ...

New research has analyzed melt patterns on the Greenland Ice Sheet. This study determined that cracks are opening up faster as the sheet melts in response | Earth And The Environment ...

Crevasses can reach over 300 feet in width, thousands of feet in length, and hundreds of feet in depth. Research led by glaciologist Thomas Chudley from ...