IPY news : Global Outlook for Ice and Snow

The Global Outlook for Ice and Snow is an IPY initiative sponsored by the United Nations. It investigates the current trends in ice and snow, their links with climate change and their consequences, and has produced a peer reviewed report with contributions from over 70 scientists.

If you're interested in the current state of knowledge about ice and snow as we head into the International Polar Year, you should go visit their website. It is very well constructed and is simple to navigate and fascinating to read.