Global Change and the Earth System describes what is known about the Earth system and the impact of changes caused by humans. It considers the consequences of t

Our planet has over 400,000 glaciers and ice caps scattered across its surface, some 5.8 million square miles of ice. Fascinatingly, where there are glaciers, t

Our realisation of how profoundly glaciers and ice sheets respond to climate change and impact sea level and the environment has propelled their study to the fo

The stresses associated with climate change are expected to be felt keenly as human population grows to a projected 9 billion by the middle of this century, inc