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A new study by scientists from Ireland, Britain and Germany finds that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), also known as the Gulf Stream System, has never been as weak in the last millennium...
Glaciers in West Antarctica are moving more quickly from land into the ocean, contributing to rising global sea levels. A 25-year record of satellite observations has been used to show widespread increases in ice...
Researchers have found that the melting of ice across the planet is accelerating at a record rate. Leading this speed-up are the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. In a paper published in the journal...
In the future, the Antarctic could become a greener place and be colonised by new species. At the same time, some species will likely disappear. 25 researchers recently presented these and many other findings...
Climate change is impacting not only the oceans, but also large inland lakes, as scientists call for more attention to regions with falling water levels. Climate change is impacting not only the oceans, but also...
The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is assumed to be less sensitive to climate change than other ice sheets simply because of its size. But how accurate is this perception? A team of researchers has...
A new study has for the first time tracked the California coast’s vertical land motion. The hotspots of the sinking coast leave 4 to 8 million people at a higher risk of flooding during...
The global mean sea-level rise could exceed one meter by 2100 and five meters by 2300 if global targets on emissions are not achieved, warns a new study. An international study led by Nanyang...
The last remaining tropical glaciers between the Himalayas and the Andes will disappear in the next decade – and possibly sooner – due to climate change, a new study has found. The researchers believe...
Scientists are sounding the alarm bell after new research reveals that Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s. If it remains at this rate, 100 million will be exposed to...
More than half of the climate tipping points identified a decade ago are now ‘active’, posing a major threat to the existence of human civilizations, warn scientists. Global warming is threatening the loss of...
Acting to reduce climate change now will cost much less than the damage otherwise inflicted by climate change in the future, argue an internationally respected group of scientists. Scientists from around the world published...
Desperate times call for desperate measures: in an effort to save the West Antarctic ice sheet from collapse and prevent potentially catastrophic sea level rise, a group of scientists want to pump ocean water...
Communities across the Greater Miami Area in southern Florida have launched a collaborative urban resilience strategy that addresses issues such as sea level rise, mobility and affordable housing. The Resilient305 Strategy is a collaboration...
Even if the Paris Agreement goals are met, winter temperatures in the Arctic are set to rise 3 to 5 degrees Celsius by 2050, finds a new report by UN Environment. The outlook is...
A new study published in the journal Science has found that the world’s oceans are warming 40 per cent faster than scientists previously thought. Comparing their findings with data recorded five years ago by...
Five native tree species on Palmyra Atoll have seen a 5,000 per cent increase in seedlings five years after rats were removed. The island south of Hawaii is an important habitat for numerous rare...
A warming of just 2 degrees Celsius will be enough to trigger a sea-level rise of more than 6 metres. This was the conclusion of researchers who participated in a workshop in Bern, Switzerland....
As a team of international researchers investigate ice flow speed in northern Greenland, they are correcting models that predict sea level change. Ice is a material that can flow like a very viscous liquid....
Rising sea levels due to climate change could put up to 2.4 million homes and businesses totalling $1 trillion at risk by the end of the century, according to a new report released on...
