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Thermal Convection Reveals Swirling Structures Deep Within Greenland’s Ice Sheet Researchers from the University of Bergen, in collaboration with NASA Goddard, the University of Oxford, and ETH Zurich, have discovered massive plume-like structures deep inside the Greenland ice sheet. These formations, which have puzzled scientists for over a decade, are now thought to arise from thermal convection—a slow, circulating motion driven by temperature differences within the ice. This process is similar to the convection that occurs in Earth’s mantle, though in ice it happens at much lower temperatures due to its softness. The findings suggest that deep ice in northern Greenland may be up to ten times softer than previously believed. Despite the softer ice, the researchers caution that this does not directly imply faster melting or increased sea-level rise. Understanding these hidden movements is important for refining models that predict the ice sheet’s future behavior and its impact on global sea levels. Experts emphasize that the discovery highlights the complex and dynamic nature of Greenland’s ice, providing insight into its physical properties rather than signaling imminent catastrophic changes. The study has been recognized as a 'highlight paper' by the journal The Cryosphere due to its significance in improving knowledge of ice sheet dynamics and climate predictions.

Thermal Convection Reveals Swirling Structures Deep Within Greenland’s Ice Sheet

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The peninsula extends from West Antarctica towards South America. USGS / wiki, CC BY-SA

The peninsula extends from West Antarctica towards South America. USGS / wiki, CC BY-SA

[8/8] Si le réchauffement atteint 2°C ou 3°C, pluies et fonte s’intensifieront, avec des impacts durables sur glaciers, biodiversité et activités humaines. Limiter le réchauffement sous 1,5°C pourrait ralentir cette transformation rapide du continent gelé. #geography #IceSheet #Antarctica

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Mapping tipping risks from Antarctic ice basins under global warming - Nature Climate Change Climate change threatens the future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Here the authors show that individual drainage basins have different thresholds and loss patterns, suggesting the need to consider the d...

A new study has analysed the tipping behaviour of the Antarctic ice sheet, breaking it down to 18 specific drainage basins. This uncovers the individual stability and likely melting behaviour as global temperatures rise.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Antarctica #glaciers #icesheet #tippingpoint

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IGS Global Seminar: Ralf Greve | February 18 Topic: Basal sliding laws and flow laws for ice-sheet and glacier modelling, and why their non-dimensionalization can make modellers' lives easier

Join me at the @igsoc.bsky.social Global Seminar ❄️ on Feb 18 (20:00 UTC). I'll be talking about basal sliding laws, flow laws, and how their non-dimensionalization simplifies #Glacier and #IceSheet #Modelling. 📉🧊

👉 Details: www.igsoc.org/event/igs-gl...
👉 Paper: doi.org/10.1017/jog....

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Atmospheric Deposition of Local Mineral Dust Delivers Phosphorus to the Greenland Ice Sheet Aerosol composition, size, and deposition rate determine the impact these particles have on cryosphere environments. Mineralogical, biological, and geochemical characteristics of aerosols collected over two years from the southwest Greenland Ice Sheet indicate that aerosols delivered via dry deposition and in snow primarily consisted of silicate minerals, with mean particle diameters of 1.01 ± 1.58 μm (2016) and 0.76 ± 0.87 μm (2017) for dry deposition and 2.4 ± 3.2 μm for dust delivered in snow (2017). The rare earth element signature of the delivered dust was typical of nearby Greenlandic lithologies, and combining this with other geochemical results and airmass history modeling indicated that the airborne mineral dust collected on-ice was likely from local emission sources, namely nearby proglacial plains. Dust and snow deposition rates were used to estimate phosphorus delivery to the ice surface at a rate of 1.2 mg·m–2·year–1, which could fuel estimated pigmented glacier ice algal cell abundances of 8.6 × 103 cells·mL–1, a value consistent with glacier ice algal bloom cell densities documented in the region. The eukaryotic communities in air and snow samples were dominated by algae and fungi, respectively, with both sample types also hosting various bacteria. These results suggest that the airborne transfer of glacier ice and snow algae may be a method by which fresh cryosphere surfaces become inoculated with these pigmented organisms. Collectively, these findings highlight the biogeochemical links between aerosols and the ice sheet surface, which have impacts on glacier ice algal growth and the corresponding surface ice albedo and melting.

A new study analysed dust collected from the Greenland Ice sheet and found minerals essential to algal growth.

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

#Greenland #icesheet #albedo #aerosols #minerals #phosphorus #dust #sealevelrise

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Mineral dust accelerating melting of Greenland ice sheet | Waterloo News Large-scale melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is irreversible and happening at a rapid rate, and now a new international study is the first to understand why. A University of Waterloo scientist and a...

Large-scale melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is irreversible and happening at a rapid rate, and now a new international study is the first to understand why. uwaterloo.ca/news/media/m... #FossilFuels #ClimateCollapse #Algae #IceSheet #Greenland

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In this article, I look at the recent climate research on the instability of Greenland. That its melting is no surprise, but some of the extremes are frightening. For three consecutive days last year over 80% of the surface was melting.
#icesheet #melting #sealevelrise

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Projections of 21st-century sea-level fall along coastal Greenland - Nature Communications Melting from the Greenland Ice Sheet triggers land uplift beneath the ice sheet and changes to Earth’s gravitational field and rotation axis, a process called Glacial Isostatic Adjustment. Lewright et...

#sealevel rise and isostatic adjustment: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
#greenland ⚒️ #icesheet

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Exploring the rapid, unstable retreat of the central British–Irish Ice Sheet post-LGM Explore Investigating the unstable and rapid retreat of the central British-Irish Ice Sheet after the Last Glacial Maximum, revealing new insights into ice-sheet retreat and deglaciation.

❄️ How did the British–Irish Ice Sheet retreat after the Last Glacial Maximum?

Dr Alex Clark (@royalholloway.bsky.social) reveals new evidence for rapid, unstable ice-sheet retreat.

📅 22 Jan 2026 | 🕐 1–2 pm

#UCLGeography #Palaeoclimate #Glaciology #IceSheet #ClimateHistory #UCLResearch

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Release SICOPOLIS v25.12 (2025-12-29) · sicopolis/sicopolis Main new features Repository migrated from AWI GitLab to GitHub. Rate factor and sliding coefficient made dimensionless; thus decoupled from the exponents of the flow law and sliding law, respecti...

Fresh release! 🧊 #SICOPOLIS v25.12 is out now.

What's new? ✅ Hosted on GitHub ✅ Dimensionless rate factors and sliding coefficients ✅ Several other changes...

See the GitHub release notes for more details: 👉 github.com/sicopolis/si...

#IceSheet #Model #Modelling

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This is an exponential rise but this flow is mostly lubricating and reflecting the breach of giant #icesheet off the land.

Mountain glacial volume is decreasing but snow pack increase anywhere offsets that, and they cannot shrink beyond zero.

#Totten, #Thwaites & #Greenland ice sheets however 1/2

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this new pub by @khorikawa.bsky.social er al. features a high resolution record of the #WAIS during
#MPWP, and another by @passchier.bsky.social et al. illuminates the early #Pliocene climate shifts and #icesheet change scienmag.com/early-plioce...

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Amazing experience of #AntarcticScience #collaboration led by @khorikawa.bsky.social #UniversityofToyama 富山大学, with #icesheet modeling by Ruthie Halberstadt @utexasresearch.bsky.social

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Why We Are Going to Antarctica’s Fastest-Melting Glacier | Journey to Antarctica
Why We Are Going to Antarctica’s Fastest-Melting Glacier | Journey to Antarctica YouTube video by The New York Times

youtube.com/shorts/dCEIE...
#climate #antarctica #science #sealevelrise #icesheet
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Antarctic and Greenland icesheet mass losses between 2002 and 2025.
Credit: NASA&JPL/Caltech

Antarctic and Greenland icesheet mass losses between 2002 and 2025. Credit: NASA&JPL/Caltech

Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Losses

Average Mass Loss 2002–2025 (Still Image):

• Antarctica -135 Gigatons ice/year.
• Greenland -264 Gigatons ice/year.

#Antarctic #Greenland #IceSheet
NASA&JPL/Caltech
LEARN MORE: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/31166/

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Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Losses

Average Mass Loss 2002–2025:

• Antarctica -135 Gigatons ice/year, global sea level rise 0.4mm/yr.
• Greenland -264 Gigatons ice/year, global sea level rise 0.8mm/yr.

#Antarctic #Greenland #IceSheet
NASA&JPL/Caltech
LEARN MORE: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/31166/

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3/ But a sentence from the abstract was reframed by climate skeptics. #IceSHELF became #iceSHEET. One line became a talking point. It is one of the case stories in the book Social Media for Research Impact (@routledgebooks.bsky.social, Jan 2026) which I wrote with @bogers.bsky.social .

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Issue 343
November 5, 2025
#pedonaldtrump #epsteinfiles #snapbenefits #shutdown #healthcare #republicans #nyc #mamdani #cuomo #airspace #trafficcontrollers #climatechange #penguins #globalwarming #antarctica #icesheet #bigoil #fossilfuels

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Antarctic glacier retreats 8 km in two months, fastest in modern history • Muser Press Hektoria Glacier on the Eastern Antarctic Peninsula has undergone the fastest recorded retreat of any Antarctic glacier in modern times, according to new

Hektoria Glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated 8 km in two months – its fastest collapse on #record, Nature Geoscience #study finds. Researchers warn similar glaciers could accelerate sea level rise.
#Antarctica #Cryosphere #IceSheet
DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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We’re attending the IGS Nordic Branch Meeting 2025 in Copenhagen, at GEUS. Great to meet colleagues, hear exciting talks, and spark new discussions on ice, climate and modelling ❄️🧊📊
#Cryosphere #Glaciology #ClimateScience #IceSheet #PolarResearch #NordicScience #IGS2025

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PostDoc in paleoclimate ice-sheet and climate modeling (d/f/m) Layout AWI Forschung englisch extern

Really no lack of exciting postdocs these days. This one at AWI in #icesheet modelling within our project P2F jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20...

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A 3-D visualisation of selected traced and dated isochrones in East and West Antarctica and locations where different modelling applications have been conducted. Panel (a) shows 2.5, 4.7, 6.9 and 16.5 ka isochrones (greyscale lines) across the Pine Island–Thwaites Glacier catchment area (Bodart et al., 2021). Panel (b) shows 2.5, 4.7 and 6.9 ka isochrones spanning Institute Ice Stream (Ashmore et al., 2020). (c) Map of Antarctic traced and dated isochrone transects (black lines) and areas where at least one modelling study is available (grey boxes); red boxes denote areas of the 3-D visualisations. (d) Traced and dated (38, 48, 74 and 90 ka) isochronal structure around Dome C from Winter et al. (2019a) and (e) 19 isochrones (10–366 ka) from Cavitte et al. (2021).

A 3-D visualisation of selected traced and dated isochrones in East and West Antarctica and locations where different modelling applications have been conducted. Panel (a) shows 2.5, 4.7, 6.9 and 16.5 ka isochrones (greyscale lines) across the Pine Island–Thwaites Glacier catchment area (Bodart et al., 2021). Panel (b) shows 2.5, 4.7 and 6.9 ka isochrones spanning Institute Ice Stream (Ashmore et al., 2020). (c) Map of Antarctic traced and dated isochrone transects (black lines) and areas where at least one modelling study is available (grey boxes); red boxes denote areas of the 3-D visualisations. (d) Traced and dated (38, 48, 74 and 90 ka) isochronal structure around Dome C from Winter et al. (2019a) and (e) 19 isochrones (10–366 ka) from Cavitte et al. (2021).

[8/8] En révélant l’histoire intime des glaces antarctiques, cette étude souligne leur rôle central dans l’équilibre climatique mondial. Comprendre leur passé, c’est mieux anticiper l’avenir de la planète. #geography #icesheet #Antarctica

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Schematic illustration of radiostratigraphic observations within an ice sheet and their scientific applications
d) Using isochrones to calculate basal melting across Subglacial Lake Vostok (after Siegert et al., 2001).

Schematic illustration of radiostratigraphic observations within an ice sheet and their scientific applications d) Using isochrones to calculate basal melting across Subglacial Lake Vostok (after Siegert et al., 2001).

[7/8] Cette approche aide à prédire comment la calotte réagira au changement climatique. Elle montre que même des variations modestes de température peuvent modifier la circulation interne de la glace et accélérer la fonte des marges côtières. #geography #icesheet #Antarctica

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[6/8] À l’inverse, l’Antarctique de l’Est apparaît plus ancien et plus stable. Sa glace profonde renferme des traces d’atmosphères vieilles de plus d’un million d’années, offrant une mémoire unique sur l’évolution du climat terrestre. #geography #icesheet #Antarctica

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[5/8] Les résultats confirment que certaines régions, comme l’Antarctique de l’Ouest, sont beaucoup plus sensibles au réchauffement. Leur fonte pourrait accélérer la hausse du niveau marin mondial si la température continue d’augmenter. #geography #icesheet #Antarctica

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[4/8] En reliant les données glaciaires issues de tout le continent, les chercheurs identifient les zones où la glace fond par en dessous et celles où elle s’accumule. Ces contrastes révèlent la complexité du bilan de masse antarctique. #geography #icesheet #Antarctica

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[3/8] L’étude montre que la calotte antarctique n’est pas stable. Elle s’est étendue et rétractée plusieurs fois, suivant les cycles climatiques. Ces mouvements expliquent les variations du niveau des mers, parfois supérieures à 20 mètres au cours du Quaternaire. #geography #icesheet #Antarctica

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[2/8] Ces couches de glace s’empilent comme les pages d’un livre. Chaque niveau garde la trace d’un âge, d’une température et d’une composition atmosphérique. En les étudiant, les scientifiques retracent les périodes de réchauffement et de refroidissement du passé. #geography #icesheet #Antarctica

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Sea-level rise at the end of the last deglaciation dominated by North American ice sheets Hibbert, F. D. et al. Coral indicators of past sea-level change: a global repository of U-series dated benchmarks. Quat. Sci. Rev. 145, 1–56 (2016). Andrews, J. T. A case of missing water. Nature 358, 281 (1992). Clark, P. U. &...

Sea-level rise at the end of the last deglaciation dominated by North American ice sheets
->Nature | #SeaLevelRise #IceSheet #ClimateChange #Ocean | More from Lil' Dr Glen at BigEarthData.ai

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Tom Harris (@drtomharris) Two new studies in Antarctica provide new melting drivers not properly included in climate models or sea level rise predictions. One on the vast East Antarctic interior and one on the massive ice shel...

Two new studies in Antarctica provide new melting drivers not properly included in climate models or sea level rise predictions. One on the vast East Antarctic interior and one on the massive ice shelves.

#Antarctica #sealevelrise #climatemodels #iceshelf #icesheet
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