Earth Scientists

New supercontinent in Earth's future

9 Feb 2012

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Earth's next supercontinent will form as North and South America fuse together and head for an eventual collision with Europe and Asia, U.S. scientists say.

Satellites Help Scientists Quantify Ice Melt and Sea Level Rise

9 Feb 2012

For years, scientists have warned that climate change is taking its toll on Earth's ice, thawing not just the massive ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica but mountain glaciers and ice caps from the Andes to the Alps. [More]

Researchers Taking Stock Of Earth's Melting Ice

9 Feb 2012

[ Watch the Video ] In a new study led by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder, scientists using NASA data have found that Earth’s glaciers and ice caps outside of the regions of Greenland and Antarctica are losing nearly 150 billion tons of ice annually. Using satellite measurements from the NASA/German Aerospace Center Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE ...