Cryospheric Sciences

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Antarctica Uncovered: Exploring the Exposed Surfaces Around the Melting Continent

Evan Quinter December 4, 2023

A photo pf a rocky land with an ice mass in the background. The land has brownish plants.

In 2020, ocean scientists discovered a new island off the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf, naming it after the Norse goddess, Sif. The island is one of many new regions being exposed in the wake of increased ice shelf melting and glacial retreat. While these newly-revealed lands have been discussed in the Arctic and alpine …[Read More]

A place called home?

Katrin Lindbäck February 18, 2022

Welcome to Kongsfjorden in Svalbard. The front of the glaciers terminating into the sea is an ecological hotspot, home to many marine animals, like kittiwakes, who love to hunt here. They feed on small fish and shrimp, which at marine-terminating glacier fronts are brought to the surface by upwelling glacial meltwater. Retreating glaciers lose their …[Read More]

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Welcome to the blog of the Cryospheric Sciences (CR) Division of the European Geosciences Union. The aim of the blog is to get you, the reader, excited about all things related to ice, whether it be the tiniest ice crystals, permafrost, snow drifts, beautiful mountain glaciers or the vast polar ice sheets. Here, the latest fieldwork programmes, research projects, and scientific discoveries will be showcased by authors from within the cryospheric community.

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