Greenland

UCI-created high-resolution charts will inform future ice and sea level forecasts

Indicators of global climate change are detected in tropical oceans

Data are dramatically increasing knowledge of how the ocean is melting the ice sheet

New seafloor mapping techniques help scientists identify high-risk areas

Breakup of Zachariae Isstrom could substantially raise global sea levels

West Greenland’s fjords are vastly deeper than rudimentary models have shown, allowing intruding ocean water to badly undercut glacier faces, which will raise sea levels around the world much faster than previously estimated, a UCI-led research team has found.

An expedition to Greenland with UCI glaciologists reveals ‘time bomb’ effects of global warming

Using sophisticated satellite technology, Isabella Velicogna documents the ice sheet melt in Greenland and Antarctica. The assistant professor of Earth system science has shown that glaciers are losing mass at an increasing rate — a trend with dire implications for the planet.

Isabella Velicogna‘s office in UC Irvine’s Croul Hall looks like it belongs to an artist instead of a university scientist. Her paintings and drawings — including charming sketches of mice — adorn the walls, and colorful, handcrafted mobiles dangle from the ceiling. “In my next life, I will be a children’s book illustrator,” says Velicogna, […]