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sea level rise
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One of the world’s most important climate threats has an image problem
Fionagh Thomson, Durham University Deep in the Atlantic, a vast circulation of water carries heat from the tropics…
Can AI help coastal cities prepare for rising seas and extreme events?
Andrea Ficchì, AXA Research Fund; Polytechnic University of Milan and Emiliano Longo, Polytechnic University of Milan Our novel…
Scientists finally know how old the Twelve Apostles are – and they’re much younger than anyone thought
Stephen Gallagher, The University of Melbourne Every year, millions of visitors stand at the clifftop lookouts along Victoria’s…
The latest world climate report is grim, but it’s not the end of the story
Andrew King, The University of Melbourne It’s no secret our planet is heating up. And here’s the evidence:…
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Sea-level rise changes coastlines, putting homes at risk, as Summer Haven, Fla., has seen. Aerial Views/E+/Getty Images Shaina…
What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism
Meltwater runs across the Greenland ice sheet in rivers. The ice sheet is already losing mass and could…
What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism
Meltwater runs across the Greenland ice sheet in rivers. The ice sheet is already losing mass and could…
New 30-year data shows ocean mass drives sea level rise
A new 30-year analysis of satellite data confirms that increasing ocean mass from melting land ice is the primary driver of global sea level rise.
Sharks now roam the open ocean. But for 200 million years, they only lived near the sea floor
Michael Worden/Unsplash Joel Gayford, James Cook University When you picture a shark, you probably think of a large,…
High-tech plans to save polar ice will fail, new research finds
Derek Oyen/Unsplash Steven Chown, Monash University Our planet continues to warm because of greenhouse gas emissions from human…