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World in ‘wrong direction’ as climate impacts worsen: UN
Humanity is "going in the wrong direction" on climate change due to its addiction to fossil fuels, the UN said Tuesday in an assessment showing that planet-warming emissions are higher than…
Greenland Ice Sheet Depleting Faster Than Forecast, May Be Irreversible
Greenland's ice sheet is reported so out of balance with the Arctic climate that it can no longer hold on to its current size, a new report claims. Furthermore, it is suggested that the ice…
Dangerous Heat Stress to Become More Common by 2100: Report
"Our study shows a broad range of possible scenarios for 2100," he added. "This shows that the emissions choices we make now still matter for creating a habitable future."
The study…
Global Warming Triggered Reptile Boom Millions of Years Ago: Says Study
Two of the largest mass extinction of species on Earth took place at the end of the Permian geologic period. Such was the magnitude that 86% of all the animal species were wiped out in the…
Worlds Largest Ice Sheet Risks Melting
The study was conducted in the laboratory of Andy Thompson, professor of environmental science and engineering, and appears in the journal Science Advances on August 12.
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Warm Water Towards East Antarctic Ice Sheet May Accelerate Global Sea-Level
The warming up of the planet and its adverse effects on the life on Earth is the bleak reality today. A recent study has now added to the worries by revealing that warmer water in the ocean…
Can Human Activities Boost Likelihood of More Extreme Heatwaves?
The temperatures harken back to just over a year ago when nearly 1,500 people died during a late June heatwave that more than doubled average temperatures in the United States and Canada.…
Rise in Arctic Temperatures Influences the Worlds Climate and Weather
Because the decade-by-decade episodic trend identified by Chylek and his collaborators affects global weather and sea levels, accurately projecting future climate change in smaller…
Arctic heating up four times faster than global warming: Study
The Arctic is heating up more than four times faster than the rate of global warming, according to a new analysis of observed temperatures.The trend has stepped upward steeply twice in the…