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Scientists drilled deep boreholes into Langhovde Glacier in East Antarctica.
They observed surface meltwater reaching the bed and raising pressure beneath the ice.
The resulting lubrication increased glacier sliding speed by 10% to 20% during melt events.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 12, 2026·via phys.org

Researchers recorded record ice loss at the Kangxiwa glacier in 2025.
The glacier lost the equivalent of 1.5 metres of water across its surface.
The melt followed unusually persistent heat through the full melt season.
The Pamir region had long been considered a relative exception to global glacier retreat.

DT Editorial Team·May 29, 2026·via newscientist.com

A landslide triggered by retreat of Alaska’s South Sawyer Glacier generated a 2025 tsunami with a 481-meter maximum runup.
Researchers used satellite images, aerial images, and ground-based data to reconstruct the event in a Science paper.
The case highlights how glacier retreat can contribute to cascading landscape hazards in steep fjords.

DT Editorial Team·May 13, 2026·via universetoday.com

NASA released before-and-after Landsat imagery of the Tracy Arm disaster zone.
A landslide of at least 64 million cubic meters triggered a tsunami on August 10, 2025.
Vegetation was stripped up to 1,578 feet above sea level on the opposite fjord wall.
The event highlights how rapid glacier retreat can reshape hazard conditions.

DT Editorial Team·May 9, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

New research challenges the theory that glacial iron release would fertilize carbon-absorbing ocean algae
Much of the iron released from glaciers is in mineral forms that phytoplankton cannot absorb
Climate models may be underestimating warming if iron fertilization feedbacks are weaker than assumed
The finding removes a potential natural brake on climate change from scientific projections

DT Editorial Team·Feb 26, 2026·4 min read·via phys.org