Questions tagged [ice]

I came across this picture on Facebook. The image claims to have been taken from a NASA satellite. I am skeptical this is correct, and if it is, does it show the ice sheet has increased in size during this period??

According to CNN, 90% of ice around Antarctica has disappeared in less than a decade. In the video, CNN Climate Correspondent, Bill Weir states: ... the ice around the continent was growing. In 2014, it was about 7,000,000 square miles, but in…

There are multiple stories about the melting of ice at the North Pole, and I know enough about climate science to recognize the seriousness of the issue — my question is not about that. I've recently seen a couple stories that have this picture or…

I've often heard people, including my own mother, tell me that treating a burn with ice is beneficial: presumably, to the pain level, and swelling. Is that so? Does it really make a difference?