Research: Sea-levels rising faster than IPCC projections
Sea-levels are rising 60 per cent faster than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) central projections, new research suggests.
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Global heating may breach 1.5°C in 2024—here's what that could look like
It's official: 2023 was Earth's hottest year ever recorded, beating the previous record set in 2016 by a huge margin. Last year was also the first in which the world was close to 1.5°C (1.48°C) hotter than the pre-industrial ...
Environment
Jan 11, 2024
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Researchers find proof of global cooling after Chicxulub asteroid impact
(Phys.org) —Scientists have long believed an asteroid that collided with the Earth around 66 million years ago, leaving an enormous crater near Chicxulub Mexico, caused the demise of the dinosaurs and many other living ...
Experts reveal that clouds have moderated warming triggered by climate change
A new study has revealed how clouds are modifying the warming created by human-caused climate change in some parts of the world.
Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2019
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Runaway W. Antarctic ice sheet collapse not 'inevitable': study
The runaway collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet—which would trigger catastrophic sea level rise—is not "inevitable", scientists said Monday following research that tracked the region's recent response to climate ...
Environment
Jan 22, 2023
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'Very worried': Scientists fret as Antarctic sea ice dwindles
Sea ice levels in Antarctica have registered historic lows for three consecutive years, portending grave consequences for life on Earth as we know it.
Environment
Mar 2, 2024
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Reality check: what the path to a 1.5C world looks like
The world needs to rapidly purge fossil fuels from its energy mix if it is to have any hope of limiting global warming enough to avoid disastrous climate impacts, according to a prominent climate scientist.
Environment
Mar 22, 2022
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Experts: Cold snap doesn't disprove global warming
(AP) -- Beijing had its coldest morning in almost 40 years and its biggest snowfall since 1951. Britain is suffering through its longest cold snap since 1981. And freezing weather is gripping the Deep South, including Florida's ...
Environment
Jan 6, 2010
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A reconstruction of prehistoric temperatures for some of the oldest archaeological sites in North America
Scientists often look to the past for clues about how Earth's landscapes might shift under a changing climate, and for insight into the migrations of human communities through time. A new study offers both by providing, for ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 29, 2023
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Climate change is undermining nearly all sustainable development goals, says report
At the half-time point of the 2030 Agenda, the science is clear—the planet is far off track from meeting its climate goals. This undermines global efforts to tackle hunger, poverty and ill-health, improve access to clean ...
Environment
Sep 14, 2023
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