ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — The world's glaciers thinned by an average of almost 29 inches (74 centimeters) in 2007, indicating that they are melting twice as fast this decade as during the 1980s and 1990s, Swiss scientists said Thursday. The World Glacier Monitoring Service in Zurich regularly measures 80 glaciers around...
Swiss glaciers melting faster than ever before - study
The Star
The Star
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's glaciers shrank by 12 percent over the past decade, melting at their fatest rate due to rising temperatures and lighter snowfalls, a study by the Swiss university ETH showed on Monday....
Glaciers are growing around the world
The Examiner
The Examiner
2 comments A headline on the AOL homepage yesterday was "Glacier Grows Despite Global Warming." The article continues that scientists are puzzled by the notion. For years now we have had...
Glaciers can shrink "in a geologic instant"
The Times of India
The Times of India
Text: WASHINGTON: A new research by scientists has revealed that modern glaciers in deep ocean water can undergo periods of rapid retreat, where they can shrink even...
Glaciers cause quakes in Iceland
The Times of India
The Times of India
4 Jul 2009, 1551 hrs IST, ANI Text: WASHINGTON: A new study has determined that glaciers are the reason behind seismic activity and earthquakes in Iceland. The...
Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier in Andes advances in face of rising global temperatures
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
Study warns of cataclysmic melting of glaciers
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
Study warns of cataclysmic melting of glaciers It's a little-known natural wonder along Baffin Island's rugged east coast, a spectacular, 110-km-long channel lined by towering cliffs that - despite its extreme remoteness...
The warmth of Glacier
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. -- As my husband and I hiked near the tranquil Avalanche Lake, a sudden movement caught my eye. In the trees ahead, maybe 50 yards away, protruded a large brown, furry rump! » I...

