Topic: Glacier
UNESCO: A Third of Glaciers in Word Heritage Sites will Disappear in 2050
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) warned that several world heritage sites may become glacier-free by 2050. What are the findings of the UNESCO survey?...
NASA Ocean Melting Greenland Mission
The ocean waters are melting the glaciers in Greenland as much as the warm air is melting them from the above. The Ocean Melting Greenland mission, generally referred...
Glacier burst reported in Sumna, Neeti Valley
On April 23, 2021, a Glacier burst occurred in Sumna, Neeti Valley located in Chamoli district in India-China border. A Border Road Organisation Camp came under the avalanche....
What are “Tarballs” fastening Himalayan Glacial melting?
The scientists from Zhejiang University have reported in their study that the percentage of tarballs has increased in the Himalayan region and this is increasing the glacial melt...
Pink Ice in Italian Alps is due to Algae
Italian scientists have found pink coloured glaciers in the Alps. According to the them, the pink colour is formed due to an algae found in the ice. Highlights...Watermelon snow
Snow off coast of Antarctica’s northern-most peninsular region took on a reddish tinge over the past few weeks due to algal activity. What is watermelon snow? Watermelon snow...
Glaciers of the Lahaul-Spiti Valley
A glacier is a large body of dense ice which is under constant movement driven in part due to its own heavyweight. A glacier is formed when the...Australia discovers a network of lakes beneath Totten glacier in East Antarctica
The researchers from Australian Antarctic Program have discovered a network of lakes lying under the ice during their 160-day expedition to the Totten Glacier, the largest in eastern...
The Greenland glacier is growing again
The Greenland glacier was one of the fastest shrinking ice and snow masses on the earth. A NASA study proves that it is growing again. The Jakobshavn glacier...
