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Glacier Melt

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science17 hours ago

Drilling Into Thwaites: Charting Antarctica’s Fastest-Melting Glacier

A New York Times climate feature follows a 10-person expedition aboard the icebreaker Araon as scientists drill into Thwaites Glacier to install sensors and measure how fast it’s melting, battling challenging weather while assessing how soon the glacier could collapse and raise sea levels. The report sits alongside coverage of EPA’s revised approach to cost-benefit analyses for pollution, and data showing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 2.4% last year due to more coal use and colder weather, all within ongoing climate-policy debates.

natural-disaster2 years ago

Swiss Village Evacuated Due to Impending Rockslide Threat

The leaders of Brienz, Switzerland have ordered residents to evacuate as a nearby rock mass threatens to collapse, which could be the result of accelerated glacier melt destabilizing the slope above the town. The evacuation comes after warnings that 2 million cubic meters of rock could fall on the town within the next 7 days. Brienz's leaders held a meeting on Tuesday night to order residents to get out by Friday evening.

environment2 years ago

Swiss Village Evacuated Due to Impending Rockslide Threat

A Swiss village in the eastern canton of Graubünden has been ordered to evacuate due to a large mass of rock looming overhead that could come tumbling down in the coming days. Experts warn that climate change is driving glacier melt in the Alps, which may destabilize mountain slopes above towns and villages, leading to events such as rockslides. The European Alps saw a record year for glacier melt, with Switzerland particularly badly affected, losing 6% of its glacier volume between 2021 and 2022.