which increases the amount of sunlight that the snow soaks up and makes it melt faster, new measurements confirm. On Alaska’s Harding Icefield, these microbes are responsible for about a sixth ...

A group of scientists have suggested a somewhat out-there strategy that could stop Western Antarctica from melting ... snow. "For context, I think Big Bear's artificial snow system can make ...

In Greenland, extreme rainfall from these rivers can accelerate the ice sheet’s melting. But when temperatures are low enough, the rivers produce snow that can recharge the ice sheet.