Glaciers | Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists

Destination: Melting Greenland

By Mary Miller · July 8, 2008 ·

EN ROUTE TO KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND-- (Onboard an LC-130 from Stratton National Air Guard Base) For scientists doing research in Greenland, and those of us lucky enough to tag along with them, actually getting to the… {Read More »}

Under the Glaciers

Understanding how large ice sheets in the Antarctic and Arctic behave in a warming world is an important but relatively unknown factor that may dramatically affect sea level and other consequences of climate change. {Read More »}

Polar Geography

Literally on opposite ends of the earth, the Arctic and Antarctica are vast, icy, and cold, but beyond that they’re very different. Antarctica, in the south, is a continent surrounded by ocean; the Arctic is an ocean surrounded by continents. {Read More »}

In Port at Palmer Station

By Maria Vernet · January 5, 2008 ·

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Amid the hard work and chaos of the Palmer Station port call, we are generally able to grab a few moments to partake in various recreational activities. Two examples include boating operations and hiking up… {Read More »}

Melting Glacial Torrents

By David Ainley · December 23, 2007 ·