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Surface melting of glass

In 1842, the famous British researcher Michael Faraday made an amazing observation by chance: A thin layer of water forms on the surface of ice, even though it is well below zero degrees. So the ...
inforum

John Wheeler: How can snow melt when it's freezing?

FARGO — Things are not always what they seem, unless you know more about the processes. For example, snow often melts away from the sidewalks, streets and roads in weather that is significantly colder ...
CNN

Scientists identify new Antarctic ice sheet ‘tipping point,’ warning future sea level rise may be underestimated

The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way that scientific models used to project future sea level rise have not taken into account, suggesting current projections could be ...
The New York Times

Here’s how to use snow when there’s no water flowing from the faucet.

Record-low temperatures in Texas and elsewhere have strained power grids and forced millions to reconsider how to stay warm. Now, days after that arctic blast chilled parts of the Central and Southern ...