Ice and Climate

A new study shows that the ‘Blue Blob’, a cooler spot in the North Atlantic Ocean, has contributed to slower melting of Icelandic glaciers.

Over the next four years, researchers in this project will develop new insights on polar processes and will explore how polar climate change will affect the planet.

PhD candidate Maurice van Tiggelen shares his photos, videos and experiences of an expedition to Greenland in a visual story.

The international effort ISMIP6, led by NASA and with several participating researchers from Utrecht University, have published new results in The Cryosphere

The Pine Island Glacier and the Thwaites Glacier on West-Antarctica have been undergoing rapid changes, with potentially major consequences for rising sea levels.