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holuhraun volcano, Iceland

Shrinking glacier cover could lead to increased volcanic activity in Iceland, warn scientists.

Surface lake on the Greenland ice sheet. Credit: CF Dow

Seismic surveys challenge the view that recent slowdowns in Greenland’s ice flow will continue in the long term, says a new study.

Prayer flags in the Himalayas

Climate change scientists are heading to the Himalayas in a bid to become the first to successfully drill through the world's highest glacier.

View from British Antarctic Survey Rothera research station, on Alexander Island at the Antarctic Peninsula. Credit: A.E. Hogg/CPOM

Glacier flow at the southern Antarctic Peninsula has increased since the 1990s, but a new study has found the change to be only a third of what was recently reported.

CryoSat image. Credit: Planetary Visions

Dr Mal McMillan from UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling at the University of Leeds is lead author on a new paper that maps the detailed pattern of recent ice loss from Greenland Ice Sheet.