When the ice age ended, around 11,000 years ago, distinct landscapes and landforms were left behind. Today, I'm glacier hunting ... lifts it away in a form of erosion known as plucking to create ...

“It had been hypothesized that widespread glacial erosion of continental interiors could be caused by the Snowball Earth ice,” said Kirkland, a professor in the School of Earth and Planetary ...

The pattern repeated at each glacial interval, showing a consistent relationship between global freeze events and more intensive erosion of continental interiors. This finding overturns the idea ...

Between June and October, this arid subtropical area is swept by strong winds, which transport sediment and cause aeolian erosion on a colossal scale. Consequently, the site presents some of the most ...

Nov. 18, 2024 — Phosphorus, a nutrient in soil essential for sustaining most forms of life, is increasingly disappearing from land as it is washed into waterways throughout the United States ...

Additionally, climate change has accelerated glacial erosion, exposing organic carbon in sedimentary rocks to oxidation, which further contributes to carbon emissions, creating a feedback effect.

Ancient glaciers reshaped Earth’s surface and shifted ocean chemistry, fueling the rise of complex life, a new study found. Calved icebergs from the Twin Glaciers are seen in 2013 off Greenland ...

Earth observation satellites (EOSs) are spacecraft equipped with sensors to monitor Earth’s atmosphere and surface, providing data on weather, land-use patterns, vegetation, and water bodies. EOS data ...

Mar. 18, 2025 — Nature-based solutions like restoring mangroves, and hybrid solutions, protect vulnerable shorelines. However, they need careful planning to be effective. A new GIS-based tool ...