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This site presents average ice conditions estimated using satellite passive microwave data for the most recent month available, as well as snapshots of trends and anomalies that compare these recent conditions with the mean for the month.
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Thousands of people in the Andes mountains of Peru are having their lives affected in both a practical and cultural way by climate change, which is causing the region's glaciers to melt. This document explores the causes of the glacial melt and its impacts on the local cultures.
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This lesson plan allows students to participate in a number of in-class experiments using ice. Students will come to understand the effects of global warming on icecaps and the worldwide consequences that may result.
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NASA
and
Russian
scientists
have
been
selected
to
take
the
search
for
life
in
the
solar
system
to
the
frozen
reaches
of
Earth.
Life
forms
(from
diatoms
and
bacteria
to
mammoths)
preserved
in
the
Siberian
permafrost
can
yield
evidence
about
how
life
has
changed
on
the
molecular
level
and
provide
a
treasure
trove
of
ancient
enzymes,
proteins,
and
biochemicals.
The
ecosystems
of
the
ice
and
permafrost
...
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In
this
lesson
plan,
students
will
learn
about
the
potential
threat
posed
by
icebergs,
particularly
the
enormous
icebergs
that
have
broken
away
from
Antarctica's
Ronne
Ice
Shelf.
They
will
research
a
news
article
and
various
web
sites
(links
are
provided)
to
collect
information
about
icebergs,
discuss
what
icebergs
are
and
where
they
are
found,
and
brainstorm
a
list
of
potential
problems
that
could
...
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As
part
of
this
classroom
activity,
students
will
record
and
graph
temperature
data
to
learn
about
the
search
for
water
on
Mars.
Using
models
of
frozen
and
ice-free
"soils"
constructed
from
readily
available
materials
(a
list
is
provided),
they
will
examine
(by
periodically
measuring
temperature
and
graphing
the
results)
how
the
ice
content
of
the
Martian
soil
affects
the
rate
at
which
a
warm
probe
...
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CRYosphere SYStem in Canada (CRYSYS) provides information on the Earth's cryosphere and its relation to the climate system. Contents include facts about snow, lake ice, sea ice, permafrost, and glaciers and ice caps. A photo gallery offers several images of many cryospheric phenomena.
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This
summary
of
the
Third
Assessment
Report
of
the
Intergovernmental
Panel
on
Climate
Change
was
compiled
to
describe
the
current
state
of
understanding
of
the
climate
system
as
it
was
when
the
document
was
written
in
2001.
It
provides
estimates
of
the
climate
system's
projected
future
evolution
and
the
uncertainties
associated
with
these
projections.
The
report
includes
information
on
expected
changes
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A
phase
diagram
shows
the
preferred
physical
states
of
matter
at
different
temperatures
and
pressures.
This
phase
diagram
shows
these
states
for
water.
Critical
points,
triple
points,
and
ice
phase
processes
are
defined
and
illustrated
as
a
function
of
pressure
and
temperature.
The
diagram
is
accompanied
by
a
set
of
tables
that
give
detailed
thermodynamic
data
for
the
triple
points
and
structural/
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Wilson
Alwyn
Bentley
(1865-1931),
famous
for
his
photomicrographs
of
snow
crystals,
prepared
sets
of
glass
lantern
slides
of
dew,
frost
and
ice
crystals.
Many
of
these
sets
found
their
way
to
colleges
and
universities
around
the
United
States.
The
University
of
Wisconsin's
Department
of
Atmospheric
and
Oceanic
Sciences
donated
their
collection
to
the
Schwerdtfeger
Library
in
2000.
Shortly
after,
the
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