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Looking for facts and information? See About the Cryosphere.
On Thin Ice:
Expedition to a Crumbling Ice Shelf
Scientists blog from Antarctica and provide a glimpse of what it's like to do research in the field. Read their blog ...
Current Conditions
Icelights: Answers to your burning questions about ice and climate
What's hot in the news around climate and sea ice and what are scientists talking about now? Read more...
What is the Cryosphere?
When scientists talk about the cryosphere, they mean the places on Earth where water is in its solid form, frozen into ice or snow. Read more ...
The All About Glaciers photo gallery provides an in-depth look at the different types of glaciers, their features and characteristics, and how glaciers can shape the land around them.
NSIDC archives a Glacier Photograph Collection of historical photos, which includes both aerial and terrestrial photos for the 1880s to 2013. The photos are primarily of U.S. and Canadian glaciers, but include glaciers from around the globe. The Repeat Photography of Glaciers Special Collection within the photograph database matches photos of glaciers taken during the early 1900s with recent photos taken at the same physical location. The photos tell a captivating visual story of the changes glaciers have experienced during the past century.
Illustrated Glossary of Alpine Glacial Landforms
Peter Knight's Photographs of Landscapes and Glaciers.
United States Geological Survey Glossary of Glacier Terminology
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