Mastodawn

Study co-led by ICN2 reveals that #ice is a #flexoelectric material meaning it can produce #electricity when unevenly deformed. Published in Nature Physics, this discovery could have major technological implications while also shedding light on natural phenomena such as #lightning. Frozen water is one of the most abundant substances on #Earth. It is found in #glaciers, on #mountain peaks and in #polar ice caps. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-scientists-ice-generates-electricity-bent.html

Scientists find that ice generates electricity when bent

A study co-led by ICN2 reveals that ice is a flexoelectric material, meaning it can produce electricity when unevenly deformed. Published in Nature Physics, this discovery could have major technological implications while also shedding light on natural phenomena such as lightning.

Phys.org

mrmime4761 at KillBait 4d ago

The Changing Ecosystems as Swiss Glaciers Melt: A Transition Between Past and Future

As Swiss glaciers, like the Fiesch and the Great Aletsch, continue to melt at increasing rates, the landscapes, ecosystems, and cultures around them are undergoing profound transformations. The glaciers, once mighty and feared, are now receding rapidly, revealing a mix of emerging new ecosystems and... [More info]

Climate crisis | The Guardian 4d ago

‘Like walking through time’: as glaciers retreat, new worlds are being created in their wake https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/13/switzerland-alps-fiesch-aletsch-glaciers-retreat-ecosystems-mountains-culture-aoe #Climatecrisis #Biodiversity #Conservation #Artanddesign #Environment #Switzerland #Photography #Worldnews #Mountains #Glaciers #Wildlife #Animals #Europe #Rivers

‘Like walking through time’: as glaciers retreat, new worlds are being created in their wake

As Swiss glaciers melt at an ever-faster rate, new species move in and flourish, but entire ecosystems and an alpine culture can be lost

The Guardian

Swaantje Güntzel 5d ago

Meet us at POSITIONS BERLIN Art Fair, Galerie Holthoff (Hamburg), Booth B 27. Still running until Sunday (September 14th)!

[Swaantje Güntzel, stomach contents XXL, 2014, metal, plastics, height: 145 cm. Vending machine filled with toys ingested by laysan albatrosses in the Pacific Ocean. Realized with the help of Kure Atoll Conservancy. Foto: Alexander Burzik].

[Swaantje Güntzel, Crevasse / Brixdalsbreen, Norway, ca. 1970, 2022, cropped postcard, 33.4 x 22.8 cm. The images of glaciers found on photographs, postcards, CdV, maps etc. were cut out and preserved. Foto: Tobias Hübel]

[Swaantje Güntzel, Anna, carrying plastic wrapped fruits, 2019, Diasec, 100 x 67,7 cm, Foto: Henriette Pogoda]

#artfair #positions #positionsberlin #galerieholthoff #berlin #tempelhof #glaciers #plasticpollution #plasticcrisis #henriettepogoda #alexanderburzik #tobiashübel #porzellanteller #porcelainplates #brixdalsbreen #norwegen #postcard #postkarten #norway #meltingglaciers #kureatoll #kureatollconservancy #vendingmachine #laysanalbatros #laysanalbatross #toys #plastik #plastic #obst #fruit #plastikverpackungen #booth #messestand

earthling 6d ago

"Ilulissat" // © Vincenzo Mazza

https://www.instagram.com/vincenzo_mazza_photography/

via pangeen

@photography
#photography
#Greenland
#Ilulissat
#glaciers
#IceFjord
#boats

Claude Trudel 6d ago

Environnement
🔸 Sous l’effet du changement climatique : Un fleuve mythique du Pakistan meurt en silence
https://elwatan-dz.com/sous-leffet-du-changement-climatique-un-fleuve-mythique-du-pakistan-meurt-en-silence
#fleuve #Indus #environnement #sel #barrage #glaciers #Tibet #Cachemire #Pakistan #Inde #Asie #exode #changementclimstique #UK #armée

Sous l’effet du changement climatique : Un fleuve mythique du Pakistan meurt en silence

Dans le sud du Pakistan, le delta de l’Indus, autrefois grenier à blé et paradis des pêcheurs, se meurt sous l’assaut du sel. Barrages, changement cli...

El watan

ETH Zurich Sep 10

Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average, endangering its #Glaciers, which may vanish by the end of the century. #NPR covers how ETH glaciologist Daniel Farinotti and his students study these changes in the Swiss Alps. www.npr.org/2025/08/29/n...

The Effects of Melting Glacier...

Dragofix Sep 7

Warming temperatures affect glaciers' ability to store meltwater, contributing to rising sea levels https://phys.org/news/2025-09-temperatures-affect-glaciers-ability-meltwater.html

#environment #glacier #glaciers #water #temperature

Warming temperatures affect glaciers' ability to store meltwater, contributing to rising sea levels

In higher elevations, firn, frozen water that is something between snow and ice, covers the top of glaciers. Firn plays a critical role in regulating glacial meltwater and sea level rise.

Phys.org

MuzWot Sep 7

Is It Too Late To Save the Swiss Alps? https://www.truthdig.com/articles/is-it-too-late-to-save-the-swiss-alps/ #glaciers #blatten #alps #switzerland

Is It Too Late To Save the Swiss Alps? - Truthdig

As glaciers melt, avalanche victims in Europe’s most famous mountain range debate whether to rebuild or retreat.

Truthdig

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Sep 6

“Millions Face #Water #Crisis Tomorrow”: #Himalayan #Glaciers Disappearing 10 Times Faster Than Predicted, Threatening Entire Nations’ Survival

https://www.sustainability-times.com/climate/millions-face-water-crisis-tomorrow-himalayan-glaciers-disappearing-10-times-faster-than-predicted-threatening-entire-nations-survival/

"Millions Face Water Crisis Tomorrow": Himalayan Glaciers Disappearing 10 Times Faster Than Predicted, Threatening Entire Nations' Survival - Sustainability Times

The Himalayan glaciers, among the world's largest, are melting at unprecedented rates. This phenomenon is attributed to rising temperatures and shifting

Sustainability Times