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Spaceborne Lasers Detect Thinning Ice Sheets
NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) has taken more than 1.9 billion measurements during its 6 year orbit using a laser instrument. more...
The Environment of a Glacial Maximum
During the last glacial period, the environments of the northern and southern hemispheres were much different than they are today. more...
Ancient periods of glaciation have left behind clues for geologists and these clues aid in understanding how the environment of the Earth has changed. more...
The Geology of Glacier Bay National Park
The geology in this park is active. Under the surface, plates are converging and on the surface there is glacial movement. The glaciers are diminishing, though. more...
New data show that glaciers are retreating in response to climate change. more...
Recent observations show that many of the world's glaciers are shrinking as global atmospheric and ocean temperatures increase at an alarming rate. more...
Prehistoric Ice Sheets of Africa
When glaciers flow over continents, they leave their mark. One unlikely place where glaciation is evident is the African continent. more...
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Southern Hemisphere Climatic similarities
By: Rhonda Chalmers
South America, New Zealand and Tasmania have similar Quaternary terrestrial glacial records. more...
By: Naomi Judd
Glaciers have impacted much of the world's landscapes at one time or another. Learn how they form, how they thrive and how they die. more...
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