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With hundreds dead and thousands missing, Nepal-Tibet flood nightmare may not be over
At least 682 people are dead and about 3,000 missing as rescuers halt searches, new lakes raise fears of another surge and damage estimates reach $5 billion
News agencies | 08.29.26
קרחון ת'ווייטס, המכונה "קרחון יום הדין"
A giant Antarctic glacier is on the brink: How Thwaites could change coastlines worldwide
Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, known as the 'Doomsday Glacier,' is showing signs of accelerated collapse; Its potential breakdown could trigger a global chain reaction, raising sea levels and threatening Israel’s Mediterranean coastline
Noa Gonen, Zavit | 07.17.26
קרחון פייטו באלברטה, כמו גם קרחונים נוספים בארה"ב ובקנדה, איבדו כמויות עצומות של קרח בין 2021 ל-2024
Glaciers in US, Europe melt at ‘unprecedented rate, study says
Ice fields across the world are melting at a record pace, losing twice as much ice from 2021 to 2024 as in the previous decade due to extreme heat and low snowfall, according to new data
Yogev Israeli | 08.11.25
חלקים חדשים של הרי טורקיה, שהיו מכוסים בעבר בקרח, נחשפים במהירות שנה אחר שנה
Melting glaciers in Turkey signal severe climate crisis
Vanishing glaciers on Turkey’s Cilo Mountain reveal stark reality of climate change, where rising temperatures and increased tourism are accelerating ice loss in a once-pristine alpine region
Yogev Israeli, AFP | 07.31.25
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Global warming accelerates glacier melt much faster than anticipated
Arctic sea ice is melting at a much faster rate than previously expected; A new study warns that within just two and a half years, the Arctic Ocean could experience its first nearly ice-free summer—a dramatic milestone in the unfolding climate crisis
Tamir Yerushalmi/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.04.25
Tides create friction between the oceans and Earth's crust, slowing the planet's rotation. The Moon’s influence on Earth's tides
As glaciers melt, days grow longer
Continued glacier melting, researchers predict that climate change could extend the length of a day by approximately 2.62 milliseconds by the end of the 21st century
Shaked Engelberg/Davidson Institute of Science | 01.11.25
A-B: Sea level in 2150 and 2500 under a moderate warming model; E-F: Sea level under a rapid warming model. Projections of ocean level changes due to Antarctic ice loss
Rising Antarctica: Melting glaciers and continental uplift
A new study focusing on ice melt in Antarctica and its effects, reveals that the impact of continental uplift on sea levels is influenced by the rate of glacier melting  
Shaked Engelberg, Davidson Institute | 12.28.24
חלק מהפיורד קנגרטיטיווק במזרח גרינלנד
Harnessing nature’s fury: Can glacial floods provide renewable energy?
Greenland's Catalina Lake released over 3 trillion liters of meltwater in a massive glacial flood, underscoring climate change risks; researchers investigate ways to harness the immense energy from such events as a potential renewable power source
Yogev Israeli | 12.17.24
קרחון ת'ווייטס
Will glacial engineering save the 'Doomsday Glacier'?
Experts debate feasibility of practice to slow melting of Thwaites Glacier, warning it may only provide a temporary solution to climate change and should not replace urgent global efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Yogev Israeli | 11.04.24
קרח ים במזרח אנטארקטיקה
Where did the ice vanish? On wind and glacier dynamics
A new study found that the average daily temperature in the Everest region remains unchanged, yet its glaciers are melting – due to the wind  
Itamar Karbi/Davidson Institute of Science | 07.06.24
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