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Mongolia’s ‘Eternal Ice’ Is Melting, Revealing Ancient Artifacts

November 20, 2019 admin archeology, arrow, artifact, climate change, glacier, ICE, ice melt, Mongolia, reindeer, rope, tech-science

Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:41:31 +0000

People who rely on Mongolia’s icy oases for their livelihoods and heritage “don’t have the luxury of climate denial.”

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Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate change

August 17, 2019 admin climate change, glacier, GLOBAL WARMING, ICELAND, latest news, Latest News Stories, okjokull, World

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 02:45:42 +0000

This combination of Sept. 14, 1986, left, and Aug. 1, 2019 photos provided by NASA shows the shrinking of the Okjokull glacier on the Ok volcano in west-central Iceland. A geological map from 1901 estimated Okjökull spanned an area of about 38 square kilometers (15 square miles). In 1978, aerial photography showed the glacier was 3 square kilometers. in 2019, less than 1 square kilometer remains. (NASA via AP)

REYKJAVIC, Iceland — Iceland on Sunday honors the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate. A bronze plaque will be unveiled in a ceremony starting around 1400 GMT to mark Okjokull — which translates to “Ok glacier” — in […]

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