geology McAfee SECURE sites help keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams

Geology News
Earth Science Current Events


Vanishing Glaciers of Bhutan
November 20, 2012 | Brigham Young University

“Rupper’s most conservative findings indicate that even if climate remained steady, almost 10 percent of Bhutan’s glaciers would vanish within the next few decades. What’s more, the amount of melt water coming off these glaciers could drop by 30 percent.” Quoted from the BYU press release.


  Related Stories

Melting Glaciers Threaten Bolivia’s Water Supply
October 14, 2012 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
“Bolivia is a pretty dry place. [..] The slow decline of the glaciers there is...

Melting Glaciers and Sea Level Rise
May 19, 2013 | University of Colorado Boulder
"While 99 percent of Earth’s land ice is locked up in the Greenland and Antarctic...

National Climate Assessment
January 25, 2013 | U.S. Global Change Research Program
"Climate change is already affecting the American people. Certain types of weather events have become...

Status of Himalayan Glaciers
September 26, 2012 | National Academy of Sciences
"Glaciers in the eastern and central regions of the Himalayas appear to be retreating at...

Glaciers and the Industrial Revolution
March 13, 2012 | Woods Hole Research Center
"New clues as to how the Earth's remote ecosystems have been influenced by the industrial...

Links Between Sea Water Chemistry and Climate Change
August 15, 2012 | National Science Foundation
"Scientists have discovered a potential cause of Earth's "icehouse climate" cooling trend of the past...

Impact of Climate Change on U.S. Coasts
February 18, 2013 | USGS
"According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten...

Climate Change and Water Impact
May 23, 2012 | USGS
Arguably, the most important impacts of climate change – including those to ecosystems, agriculture, energy,...


Every day you can find links to several earth science news topics right here. Bookmark this page and visit often. You can also receive our news for free by RSS feed or in a daily email message.





© 2005-2013 Geology.com. All Rights Reserved.
Images, code and content of this website are property of Geology.com. Use without permission is prohibited. Pages on this site are protected by Copyscape.