Page 17: Research news on Global Warming

Greenland ice melt surges unprecedentedly amid warming

A study led by the University of Barcelona and published in the journal Nature Communications shows that climate change has profoundly altered extreme episodes of melting in the Greenland ice sheet by making them more frequent, ...

Ten new insights in climate science

Each year, the world's leading climate scientists evaluate the most critical evidence on how our planet is changing. Their assessments draw heavily on data from Earth-observing satellites—and the latest report delivers a ...

How forest conversion can harm dung beetles

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have shown that dung beetles suffer in canopy openings that have been deliberately created to promote biodiversity. Rising temperatures are significantly exacerbating the problem.

Greenland's west coast posts warmest January on record

Greenland's capital Nuuk registered its warmest ever January—beating a record that stood for 109 years—as temperatures soared across the Arctic island's west coast, the Danish Meteorological Institute said Monday.

Will the Winter Olympics run out of snow?

When the Winter Olympics kicked off in 1924, the city of Chamonix, France, had the glacial temperatures and heavy snowfall needed to host the Games. In fact, just weeks before the games kicked off, a massive snowstorm brought ...

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