Earth’s ice caps are temporary and rare, study suggests

Earth's ice caps: About 3/4 of Earth with a large part of the upper region covered in white ice. Ocean and clouds surround the ice area.

View larger. | Here’s a view of Earth on September 21, 2005, showing the entire region of Antarctica with land ice and its seasonal sea ice. A new study shows that Earth’s ice caps are a rare event in the planet’s history. Image via Andrzej 22/ Wikimedia Commons/ NASA (Public domain). Earth has two ice … Read more