National Snow and Ice Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center: All About Glaciers: The Life of a Glacier
Explains the conditions needed for glaciers to exist, how they begin to form, what causes them to flow, and why they may retreat.
Curated OER
Modis Time Sequence of Ayles Ice Shelf Collapse
Describes what happened when a large piece of the Ayles Ice Shelf on Ellesmere Island calved off in 2005. The event has been linked by scientists to global warming.
Curated OER
Ice Shelf Break Up Time Sequence
Describes what happened when a large piece of the Ayles Ice Shelf on Ellesmere Island calved off in 2005. The event has been linked by scientists to global warming.