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Press Release: Modelling the effect of climate change on iceberg production by Greenland glaciers, and its impact on sea-level rise

While the impact of climate change on the surface of the Greenland ice sheet has been widely studied, a clear understanding of the key process of iceberg production has eluded … read more

Press release: ice2sea scientist wins award for Greenland ice sheet work

A talented young ice2sea scientist has won recognition for his outstanding contributions to the study of Greenland’s ice sheet. Dr Xavier Fettweis will receive the 2013 Arne Richter Award for … read more

Press release: Summer melt season is getting longer on the Antarctic Peninsula, new data show

  PR04/2013 –  Issued 27th March 2013 New research from the Antarctic Peninsula shows that the summer melt season has been getting longer over the last 60 years. Increased summer … read more

Press Release: Significant contribution of Greenland’s peripheral glaciers to sea-level rise

PR03/2013 Glaciers at the edge of Greenland which are not connected to its huge ice sheet, or can be clearly separated from it, are contributing to sea-level rise much more … read more

Glaciers will melt faster than ever and loss could be irreversible – warn scientists

PR 02/2013 Canada’s Arctic Archipelago glaciers will melt faster than ever in the next few centuries. Research by European funded scientists has shown that 20 per cent of the Canadian … read more

Press Release: New projections of “uneven” global sea-level rise

Sophisticated computer modelling has shown how sea-level rise over the coming century could affect some regions far more than others. The model shows that parts of the Pacific will see … read more

PLOS Blog: We have nothing to fear

Ice2sea researcher Tamsin Edwards, from the University of Bristol, has launched her blog with PLOS blogs “We have nothing to fear“, previously All Models Are Wrong. You can subscribe to future … read more

Press release: ice2sea researchers use new approach to assess future sea-level rise from ice sheets

Ice2sea researchers use new approach to assess future sea-level rise from ice sheets PR No. 04/2012 Future sea-level rise due to the melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets … read more

Press release: Ice2sea researchers part of landmark study to improve projections for future sea level

Ice2sea researchers part of landmark study to improve projections for future sea level PR No. 03/2012 An international team of satellite experts including several supported by ice2sea has produced the … read more

Arctic Futures 2012 video Q&A

Professor David Vaughan, co-ordinator of ice2sea, contributed to a video Q&A at the Arctic Futures Symposium in Brussels this month. This video is currently on the homepage of the International … read more