Tag: glaciers

Will Shrinking Glaciers Mean More Harmful Algal Blooms?

Coastal News
Environment
Ocean Awareness

4/15/2025 - By tula.org. Marine algae known as phytoplankton form the essential foundation of marine food webs. Some are dangerous to marine mammals and humans, and researchers are exploring how the diversity and abundance of certain phytoplankton are linked to fresh water—which may be bad news in a changing climate. Toxic algal… SEE MORE

ecosystem
glaciers
marinelife
Toxic Algal Blooms

A small airborne campaign has been monitoring glacial changes since 2009

A Decade of Exploring Alaska’s Mountain Glaciers

Environment

4/1/2019 - By Maria Jose Vinas ALASKA - In Alaska, 5 percent of the land is covered by glaciers that are losing a lot of ice and contributing to sea level rise. To monitor these changes, a small team of NASA-funded researchers has been flying scientific instruments on a bright red, single-engine… SEE MORE

climate change
glaciers