Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Glacial period

  1. Baranof Island glaciers persisted into the Holocene and then retreated rapidly
    Cosmogenic dating and sediment cores reveal glacial history of Baranof Island and document tenfold acceleration in glacier retreat since 1986, with implications for sea-level rise.
  2. Glacial meltwater and coccolithophore blooms look optically similar in fjords
    Glacial meltwater and coccolithophore blooms produce indistinguishable optical signatures in Norwegian fjords, limiting satellite remote sensing. Inherent optical properties reveal differences.
  3. Global glacial lakes store more water but vary widely in longevity
    Study quantifies 71,000 glacial lakes globally, estimating 2,048 km³ of freshwater storage in 2020 and tracking changes since 1990 across high-mountain regions.