glaciers
We here at Wend are pretty darn lucky to live in a place like Portland. Not only are our streets fairly bike friendly, but our city is also devoting some—though there is room for a lot more effort—energy towards eco-friendly ideas.
But one of the greater reasons that we (or… Read the rest
A team of British geologists has found four uncharted glaciers in the “cursed” Prokletije mountains of Albania. Dr. Philip Hughes from the University’s School of Environment and Development, who led the expedition, told PhysOrg:
“We were amazed that – as far as we know – no-one, apart from local shepherds, … Read the rest
- Pugh Swims the North Pole
In April, human polar bear Lewis Gordan Pugh will take an icy plunge into a glacial lake on the Khumba Glacier of Mt. Everest. The Himalayan glaciers are shrinking faster than any other glaciers in the world and, according to scientists, could disappear in just
Around the world, glaciers are in danger from the effects of global warming; many of them are shrinking, and they’re shrinking rapidly. In Bolivia, the Chacaltaya Glacier melted away six years earlier than predicted, leaving the local slopes north of La Paz with a stretch of snow no bigger than… Read the rest
Glaciers are melting, and they’re metling quickly. To avoid environmental catastrophe, scientist Jason Box is proposing to cover them with blankets that will reflect the sun’s rays in order to halt melting. He’s currently working on testing out his idea in Greenland.
Seem like a crazy and expensive idea? Maybe,… Read the rest
