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1. www.bbc.com › news › science-environment-56921164Climate change: World's glaciers melting at a faster pace - BBC

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   Apr 28, 2021 · The world's glaciers are melting at an accelerating rate, according to a comprehensive new study. A French-led team assessed the behaviour of nearly all documented ice streams on the planet.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Blue_ice_(glacial)Blue ice (glacial) - Wikipedia

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   Blue ice occurs when snow falls on a glacier, is compressed, and becomes part of the glacier. During compression, air bubbles are squeezed out, so ice crystals enlarge. This enlargement is responsible for the ice's blue colour.

4. indianapublicmedia.org › what-makes-blue-iceWhat makes blue ice? | A Moment of Science - Indiana Public Media

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   Jan 30, 2023 · When relatively newer ice is worn away by seawater, summertime melting, or strong winds, the older ice is revealed. And when light hits, it penetrates more deeply.

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6. earthsky.org › earth › blue-blob-near-iceland-isBlue Blob has slowed Iceland’s ice melt, for now - EarthSky

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   Feb 17, 2022 · Bottom line: New research published in Geophysical Research Letters suggests that a patch of cold water in the North Atlantic Ocean – nicknamed the Blue Blob – has temporarily slowed the...

7. www.nasa.gov › the-anatomy-of-glacial-ice-lossThe Anatomy of Glacial Ice Loss - NASA

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   Nov 5, 2020 · When an ice cube is exposed to a heat source, like warm water or air, it melts. So, it’s no surprise that a warming climate is causing our glaciers and ice sheets to melt. However, predicting just how much the glaciers and ice sheets will melt and how quickly – key components of sea level rise – is not nearly as straightforward.

8. localguide.is › why-is-the-ice-blue-anWhy is the ice blue? An introduction to glaciers in Iceland

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   Why is the glacier ice blue? After snow falls on a glacier, it ends up getting compressed into ice. As it’s compressed ice, all air bubbles are squeezed out and ice crystals enlarge, which makes the ice appear blue.

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   What causes blue ice?

   • Blue ice occurs when snow falls on a glacier, is compressed, and becomes part of the glacier. During compression, air bubbles are squeezed out, so ice crystals enlarge. This enlargement is responsible for the ice's blue colour.

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   Why is water blue in a glacier?

   • In glaciers, the pressure causes the air bubbles to be squeezed out, increasing the density of the created ice. Water is blue in large quantities, as it absorbs other colours more efficiently than blue. A large piece of compressed ice, or a glacier, similarly appears blue.

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   Why is glacial ice blue?

   • The blue color develops over time. When glacial ice initially freezes, it's filled with air bubbles. And, at first, all those bubbles scatter incoming light in such a way as to reflect back the full spectrum and make the ice appear white.

   What makes blue ice? | A Moment of Science - Indiana Public Media

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   Why does Antarctica have blue ice?

   • And when light hits, it penetrates more deeply. Red and yellow bands of the light spectrum are absorbed, while blue light is reflected, resulting in the glacier's blue, almost turquoise hue. The phenomenon is similar to that which makes the sky appear blue. Blue ice is relatively rare, covering only around one percent of Antarctica.

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   Why is a large piece of compressed ice blue?

   • A large piece of compressed ice, or a glacier, similarly appears blue. The blue color is sometimes wrongly attributed to Rayleigh scattering, which is responsible for the color of the sky.

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   Why is blue ice so cool?

   • One other cool thing about blue ice is that it tends to contain lots of meteorites. Meteorites crash down all around the globe, of course. But due to its old age, when blue ice emerges it tends to reveal thousands of long-buried meteorites, attracting meteorite hunters from around the world.

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10. www.worldwildlife.org › pages › why-are-glaciers-andWhy are glaciers and sea ice melting? | Pages | WWF

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    Melting glaciers add to rising sea levels, which in turn increases coastal erosion and elevates storm surge as warming air and ocean temperatures create more frequent and intense coastal storms like hurricanes and typhoons.