NASA funding Swedish glacier research to understand climate change on Mars
- Melting glaciers in arctic Sweden can help scientists understand the past climate of Mars and how its climate has changed over time.
- The US space agency NASA is funding research on the melting glaciers of the Kebnekaise mountain range in northern Sweden which, according to Northern Arizona University assistant research professor Alicia Rutledge look a lot like glaciers on the Red Planet.
- The aim of the research is to provide answers to how the climate on Mars has evolved, which can also help understanding the changing climate on Earth.
Radio Sweden
For more on how the glacier research can help us better understand Mars, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Makivvik launches climate adaptation strategy for Nunavik, Eye on the Arctic
Finland: Finland sees “exceptionally warm” July as global temperatures hit record highs, Yle News
Greenland: Alarming, above-average ice loss in Greenland due to rising temperatures, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Satellite images reveal worrying scale of Svalbard glaciers loss, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: Another year of shrinking glaciers predicted in Sweden’s Far North, CBC News
United States: Alaska’s North Slope sees record-breaking heat, among state’s other climate oddities, Alaska Public Media
