Climate research group says such ideas are diverting attention from cutting fossil fuel use Proposals to fight the impact of the climate crisis at the poles, from giant underwater curtains to scattering glass beads across the ice, have been dismissed by a group of scientists as an “unimaginably expensive” and “dangerous” distraction. Geoengineering, which includes blocking sunlight with airborne particles and thickening ice with pumped seawater, has become highly divisive among scientists. Its proponents argue that, with cuts in carbon emissions going far too slowly, exploring options for “emergency brakes” would be valuable. Continue reading...

Welcome to Brighton! The Quaternary: Past Human and Environment Dynamics 5th-8th January 2026

When Eoin French – better known as Talos – passed, his friend Ólafur Arnalds was left with demos, grief, and a single question – how do you complete a record when its co-creator is gone?

Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what that means for visitors.

A glaciologist investigates a Disney classic.

A glaciologist investigates a Disney classic.

The World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) at the Department of Geography (GIUZ) of the University of Zurich (UZH) invites applications for a Postdoctoral research (PostDoc) position. The appointment...

End unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle University

Large-scale ice avalanches initiated from low-angle glaciers (also known as glacier detachment) remain a scarcely studied and poorly understood phenom…

End unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle University

The goal of limiting warming to 1.5C is too high to avoid continued sea-level rise, scientists warn.