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Study Finds Two Major Glaciers in Antarctica are Losing Ice at the Fastest Rate for 5,500 Years

At the current rate of retreat the vast glaciers, which extend deep into the heart of the ice sheet, could contribute as much as 3.4 metres to global sea level rise over the next several centuries.

10 Jun 2022

Experts Develop a Super-Large Ensemble Simulation Dataset

According to the IPCC AR6 report, right from the beginning of the industrial revolution era, Arctic Sea ice melting, global warming, and growing sea-level increase are probably attributed to human activity.

8 Jun 2022

Resistance of Cold Water Corals to Global Warming

Corals, including tropical and cold-water species, react to changes in their surroundings, including alterations in salinity, temperature, and pH values.

8 Jun 2022

Study Calculates How Much Warming is Already Guaranteed by Past Emissions

Countries across the globe have pledged in the Paris Agreement to restrict warming to 1.5 °C, or, at least by 2 °C.

7 Jun 2022

Satellite Data Reveals the Consequences of Climate Change in the Alps

Global warming has a particularly pronounced impact on the Alpine region. Like the Arctic, this European mountain range is becoming greener.

6 Jun 2022

MIT Researchers Investigate the Case of Arctic Sea Ice Breakup

A distributed sensor network may help researchers identify the physical processes contributing to diminishing sea ice in the planet’s fastest-warming region.

2 Jun 2022

New Modeling Method Examines How Buildings Contribute to Urban Heating During Heat Waves

Previous research has found that heat waves and urban heat island effects reinforce each other's effects. These heat islands are concentrations of buildings, paved areas, and other surfaces that absorb and retain heat.

2 Jun 2022

Global Warming Increases the Risk for Flooding, Study Finds

The Western Pacific Subtropical High (WPSH) is known to be an anticyclonic atmospheric system that floats over the lower and middle troposphere of the northwestern Pacific. This dominates summer climate extremes in the heavily populated East Asia countries.

31 May 2022

Just Keep Swimming … Silky Sharks are Setting Records

Tracking silky sharks has revealed them to be swift swimmers. But they’re also one of the most heavily fished sharks globally. Will expanded marine protection in the Tropical Eastern Pacific go far enough to protect these long-distance swimmers?

26 May 2022