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NASA JPL Developing Underwater Robots to Venture Deep Below Polar Ice
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Called IceNode, the project envisions a fleet of autonomous robots that would help determine the melt rate of ice shelves.…

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Meet NASA’s Twin Spacecraft Headed to the Ends of the Earth
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Launching in spring 2024, the two small satellites of the agency’s PREFIRE mission will fill in missing data from Earth’s…

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NASA Study: More Greenland Ice Lost Than Previously Estimated
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A new, comprehensive analysis of satellite data finds that majority of glaciers on the landmass have retreated significantly. The Greenland…

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This US-Indian Satellite Will Monitor Earth’s Changing Frozen Regions
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NISAR will study changes to ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice in fine detail, as climate change warms the air…

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Explore Time-Lapse Views of Our Changing Planet
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NASA’s Images of Change gallery has added a new feature: "Google Timelapse" view. In addition to comparison views of before-and-after…

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Snow, Satellites, and Remote-Sensing Planes
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Climate change means less snowpack on mountains – and less snowpack means less meltwater is available for nearby communities’ water…

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Arctic Animals’ Movement Patterns are Shifting in Different Ways as the Climate Changes
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With the Arctic showing more extreme indications of climate change, researchers have found that the movement patterns of animals in…

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Study: 2019 Sees Record Loss of Greenland Ice
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After a brief period of moderate ice loss, the Greenland ice sheet melted in 2019 at the fastest rate ever…

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Stunning Forecast: A Century of Ice Loss for Nearly 100,000 Glaciers
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Glaciers in the High Mountain Asia region could lose substantial amounts of ice over the coming decades, a new modeling…

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