Europe warming twice as fast as other continents, according to new climate report
Europe is heating up fast.
Environment
Jun 26, 2023
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News tagged with greenland ice
Antarctic ice shelves experienced only minor changes in surface melt since 1980, study finds
Antarctic ice shelves have experienced only minor changes in surface melt rates over the past four decades, unlike the rapid increase in surface melt experienced by Greenland's glaciers during the same time period, according ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2023
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Arctic could be ice-free a decade earlier than thought
The Arctic Ocean's ice cap will disappear in summer as soon as the 2030s and a decade earlier than thought, no matter how aggressively humanity draws down the carbon pollution that drives global warming, scientists said Tuesday.
Earth Sciences
Jun 6, 2023
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1.5C of warming is too hot for a just world: study
Curbing global heating at 1.5 degrees Celsius will avert runaway climate change but not mass suffering in developing nations, a consortium of 50 researchers warned Wednesday.
Environment
May 31, 2023
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Greenlandic glacial rock flour can help fight climate change, show two new studies
The first experiments with glacial rock flour from Greenland show that it can capture significant amounts of CO2 and provide a wider array of nutrients than commercial organic fertilizers, resulting in improved crop growth. ...
Earth Sciences
May 31, 2023
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Tracking the accelerated melting of glaciers in Greenland
A study has found widespread mass loss of glaciers and ice caps in Greenland since the start of the 20th century.
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2023
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Why Antarctic ice shelves are losing their mass and how it leads to global sea level rise
The Greenland ice sheet (GIS) and Antarctic ice sheet (AIS) contribute largely to global mean sea level (GMSL) changes, though the seas surrounding the Antarctic like the Bellinghausen-Amundsen Seas and the Indian Ocean sector ...
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2023
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Paleoclimatic research shows the connection between climate variability and mercury levels in the Arctic
A new study published in Nature Geoscience carried out by Ca' Foscari University of Venice, in collaboration with the Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council and other international partners, shows that ...
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2023
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Researchers discover a cause of rapid ice melting in Greenland
While conducting a study of Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory uncovered a previously unseen way in which the ice and ocean interact. ...
Earth Sciences
May 8, 2023
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Atmospheric rivers linked to melting Greenland ice sheet
Atmospheric rivers—long, concentrated flows of moisture in the sky—are a key factor in the complex conditions accelerating glacial melting over northern Greenland, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Earth Sciences
May 4, 2023
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