Lost golden toad heralds climate's massive extinction threat
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Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100
The world's glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end of the century at current climate change trends, according to a new ...
Environment
Jan 8, 2023
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Analysis exposes faster disintegration of major Greenland glacier
A study appearing in Science magazine today shows a vast ice sheet in northeast Greenland has begun a phase of speeded-up ice loss, contributing to destabilization that will cause global sea-level rise for "decades to come."
Earth Sciences
Nov 12, 2015
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Sea-level rise past and future: Robust estimates for coastal planners
Sea-levels worldwide will likely rise by 50 to 130 centimeters by the end of this century if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced rapidly. This is shown in a new study led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2016
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Long-term picture offers little solace on climate change
Climate change projections that look ahead one or two centuries show a rapid rise in temperature and sea level, but say little about the longer picture. Today (Feb. 8, 2016), a study published in Nature Climate Change looks ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2016
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Caspian crisis: Sinking sea levels threaten biodiversity, economy and regional stability
Coastal nations are rightly worried about sea level rise, but in the countries around the Caspian Sea, over 100 million people are facing the opposite problem: an enormous drop in sea level. Technically, this sea is a land-locked ...
Environment
Dec 23, 2020
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New study shows desert mangroves are major source of carbon storage
Researchers found that short, stunted mangroves living along the coastal desert of Baja California store up to five times more carbon below ground than their lush, tropical counterparts. The new study led by researchers at ...
Environment
Mar 28, 2016
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Emissions may add 40 cm sea level rise by 2100, experts warn
Sustained greenhouse gas emissions could see global sea levels rise nearly 40 centimetres this century as ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland continue to melt, a major international study concluded Thursday.
Environment
Sep 17, 2020
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The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is sinking. Can sediment save it?
In Vietnam's Mekong Delta, home to about 17 million people, large areas of land have been poldered for the cultivation of crops such as rice and shrimp. At the moment, the delta is on average less than a meter above sea level. ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 13, 2022
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New version of Earth model captures detailed climate dynamics
Earth supports a breathtaking range of geographies, ecosystems and environments, each of which harbors an equally impressive array of weather patterns and events. Climate is an aggregate of all these events averaged over ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 2, 2020
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