Category Archives: Glaciers

Global Glaciation 716.5 Million Years Ago

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Geologists have found evidence that sea ice extended to the equator 716.5 million years ago, bringing new precision to a “snowball Earth” event long suspected to have taken place around that time.Led by scientists at Harvard University, the team reports … Continue reading →

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UN climate panel blunders again over Himalayan glaciers

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

The IPCC had warned that climate change was likely to melt most of the Himalayan glaciers by 2035 – an idea considered ludicrous by most glaciologists. Last week a humbled IPCC retracted that claim and corrected its report. The “Glaciergate” … Continue reading →

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Dropstones

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Dropstones are isolated fragments of rock found within finer-grained water-deposited sedimentary rocks. They range in size from small pebbles to boulders. The critical distinguishing feature is that there is evidence that they were not transported by normal water currents, but … Continue reading →

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Global warming isn’t the only reason why Antarctic ice shelves are falling apart

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Slow tsunami-like waves are rolling into the waters off Antarctica. Generated by storms churning as near as the Patagonia coast and as far away as the Gulf of Alaska, these waves jostle the continent’s giant floating ice shelves.According to a … Continue reading →

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