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Resources to learn more about glaciers and glacier science

Glacier Basics

Types of Glaciers from the U.S. National Park Service

Types of Glaciers from Antarctic Glaciers

Science of Glaciers from the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center

Glaciers Move!

At Glacial Speed: visualizations from NASA of flow of the Heimdal Glacier, Greenland

Life on the Move

EarthViewer by HHMI Biointeractive. This interactive module allows you to explore the science of Earth's deep history, from its formation 4.5 billion years ago to modern times. EarthViewer dynamically shows how continents grow and shift as you scroll through billions of years. Additional layers let you explore changes in atmospheric composition, temperature, biodiversity, day length, and solar luminosity over geologic time.

Learn about the history of the Earth’s continents and climate through a series of maps from the Paleomap Project.

Ithaca Was Glaciers

Ithaca is Gorges: The Glacial Landscape of the Cayuga Lake Basin and Fall Creek on Earth@Home

Gorges History: Landscapes and Geology of the Finger Lakes Region by Arthur L. Bloom

Ithaca is Gorges: A Guide to the Geology of the Ithaca Area by Warren D. Allmon and Robert M. Ross

Global Changes

World Glacier Monitoring Service, with information on the state of glaciers worldwide.

NASA/IPCC Sea Level Projection Tool data and interactive map. The data page shows contributions to sea level rise projections from glacial melting and thermal expansion of ocean water.

U.S. Regional Guides to glaciers on Earth@Home:

• Glaciers in the Midwestern U.S.

• Glaciers in the Northeastern U.S.

• Glaciers in the Northwest-central U.S.

• Glaciers of the South-central United States

• Glaciers of the Western United States

Science on Ice

Learn more about proxy indicators of past climate in the Museum of the Earth’s exhibit Changing Climate: Our Future, Our Choice.

Learn more about climate models in The Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change.

Polar Regions

PRI blog posts:

• Why We Should All Know & Care About Antarctica

• Goodbye, Greenland

• The Antarctic Fossils of PRI

• An Antarctic Scientist Who Has Never Been South