Greenland’s ice sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by several meters. Each year meltwater from the sheet percolates through the ice, filling hidden pools and crevasses on Keep reading
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Glacial Tributaries
Just as rivers have tributaries that feed their flow, small glaciers can flow as tributaries into larger ones. This astronaut photo shows Siachen Glacier and four of its tributaries coming Keep reading
“Colors of Glacial Rivers”
As glaciers flow, they grind down rock, creating fine sediment that dyes waterways a milky color. In Jan Erik Waider’s aerial film, we get a bird’s eye view of the Keep reading
Slushy Snow Affects Antarctic Ice Melt
More than a tenth of Antarctica’s ice projects out over the sea; this ice shelf preserves glacial ice that would otherwise fall into the Southern Ocean and raise global sea Keep reading
“Earth’s Treasure”
Streams of blue and yellow braid across Iceland’s volcanic landscape in this award-winning photo from Miki Spitzer. Glacial water shows an icy blue and sediments glisten in gold. Together, their Keep reading
Fire in Ice
This false-color satellite image of Malaspina Glacier (Sít’ Tlein) is a riot of color. Composed of coastal/aerosol, near infrared, and shortwave infrared bands from Landsat 9, the colors highlight features Keep reading
Melting Ice Cap
This award-winning photo by Thomas Vijayan shows waterfalls of ice melt off the Austfonna ice cap. The third-largest glacier in Europe, Austfonna is located in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. Like other Keep reading
Icelandic Glacial Caves
Expedition guide and photographer Ryan Newburn captures the ephemeral beauty of the glacial caves he explores in Iceland. These caves are in constant flux, thanks to the run and melt Keep reading
Summer Melt
A warm summer in 2022 has resulted in record melting on Svalbard. Located halfway between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole, more than half of Svalbard is normally covered Keep reading
Martian Glaciers
On Earth, glaciers slide on lubricating layers of water, leaving complex landscapes like fjords and drumlins in their wake. Mars — though once home to enormous ice masses — lacks Keep reading