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global warming
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West Antarctica’s ice sheet was smaller thousands of years ago – here’s why this matters today
Hugh Chittock/Antarctica New Zealand, CC BY-SA Dan Lowry, GNS Science and Holly Kyeore Han, NASA As the climate…
More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported – here’s how satellites can find the leaks and avoid wasting a valuable resource
Riley Duren, University of Arizona Far more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and…
Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go
Wetlands at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland shows signs of ‘pitting,’ where areas of cordgrass have converted…
Venomous snakes could start migrating in large numbers if we hit 5°C warming
Pablo Ariel Martinez, Universidade Federal de Sergipe A global group of scientists has predicted that climate change may…
April 12, 2024
As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans
Healthy corals like these on Australia’s Lady Elliot Reef could disappear by the 2030s if climate change is…
April 9, 2024
Climate change is warping the seasons
Shawnwil23/Shutterstock Jack Marley, The Conversation The seasons aren’t what they used to be. People who live in Earth’s…
March 21, 2024
Frozen in time: old paintings and new photographs reveal some NZ glaciers may soon be extinct
Freshly exposed bedrock at the terminus of Brewster Glacier in March 2023. Andrew Lorrey, CC BY-SA Andrew Lorrey,…
March 19, 2024
20°C seems the optimal temperature for life on Earth to thrive – what does this mean in a warming world?
Mark John Costello, Nord University and Ross Corkrey, University of Tasmania Have you ever wondered about the optimal…
March 7, 2024
Sentinels of the sea: ancient boulder corals are key to reef survival in a warmer world
Giacomo d Orlando Kate Marie Quigley, James Cook University Seas surrounding Australia this month hit an alarming level…
March 6, 2024
A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level
Edward Hanna, University of Lincoln and Ruth Mottram, Danish Meteorological Institute A heat wave in Greenland and a…
March 5, 2024