Melting Glaciers will Cause Flooding, then Drought April 23, 2008 | Reuters Many areas of the world rely on glacier runoff for drinking water... Largest Glacier in Alps Retreats 50 Meters Per Year July 21, 2007 | Christian Science Monitor The Aletsch Glacier is melting. Over the past 30 years it... Photographer Mauled by Grizzly a Second Time! May 28, 2007 | Casper Star Tribune Jim Cole is very lucky. The wildlife photographer and author was... A Business Fights to Save Zugspitze Glacier May 1, 2007 | CNN The Zugspitze Glacier was 80 meters thick in 1910, now it is... Melting Glaciers Trigger Small Earthquakes March 16, 2008 | National Geographic National Geographic has an article that links melting glaciers to the occurrence... Kennicott Glacier Speeds Up January 17, 2008 | Earth Observatory "A University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates meltwater periodically overwhelms the... Glaciers of Alaska November 24, 2008 | USGS "This chapter is the eighth chapter to be released in U.S. Geological... Most Popular News: August 2008 September 4, 2008 | Geology.com These are the most popular news items listed here during August 2008....
... International Polar Year: USGS Website and Fact Sheet May 5, 2007 | USGS USGS is adding more information to the International Polar Year Website. According... Global Warming Signals (a photo collection) September 24, 2007 | MSNBC.com MSNBC has an interesting collection of photos that document global warming. ... Mount Shasta’s Glaciers Are Growing July 10, 2008 | CNN Global warming is melting most of the world's glaciers. An exception... Rubber Ducks Track Glacial Melt September 25, 2008 | Discovery News NASA is using rubber duckies to track the movement of melted ice... Eastern Greenland Summer Thaw Satellite Image July 13, 2007 | Earth Observatory Summer thaw is underway in Greenland. Snow and glaciers are melting,... Causes of Global Warming, Are We Certain? (.pdf) November 28, 2007 | The Professional Geologist The November/December, 2007 issue of The Professional Geologist has contains an article... Russian North Pole 35 Evacuation July 16, 2008 | BBC News "North Pole 35", a Russian research station drifting on an ice-floe in... Global Warming Cartoon Series from NPR August 1, 2007 | National Public Radio What causes global warming? It's all about carbon! Learn about carbon's effect... Google Maps Adds Terrain Layer November 28, 2007 | Google Maps Google recently added a layer to their Google Maps product called "Terrain".... Los Angeles Earthquake - 5.8 M July 29, 2008 | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program A Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake was reported by USGS in the Los Angeles... Reversal in Arctic Ocean Circulation November 14, 2007 | NASA A reversal in Arctic Ocean circulation has been detected that is triggered... Job Losses in the Mining Sector October 22, 2008 | International Herald Tribune After months of seeing steady employment gains in the metal and fossil... |