Ice Loss & Sea Level Rise
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LNG Tanker Completes First Winter Passage of Russia’s Melting Northern Sea Route
Since the New Year, an LNG tanker has twice navigated the Northern Sea Route—a feat that until recently would have been impossible in mid-winter. ... -
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Russian Veto Blocks UN Security Council Action on Climate
The sitting president of the United Nations Security Council was left “stabbing at a broken panic button” yesterday after Russia’s veto threat prevented the ... -
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Too Much Sahara Solar Development Could Bring Regional, Global Climate Impacts
The world’s most forbidding deserts could be the best places on Earth for harvesting solar power—the most abundant and clean source of energy we ... -
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India Was Forewarned About Himalayan Flood Disaster Risks
Experts and residents in India have long been sending a message to the Modi government in India: Do not build hydroelectric dams in the ... -
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Peruvian Study Connects Flood Risk to Climate Change, Boosts Litigation Hopes
A landmark study of a Peruvian glacier has concluded that climate change caused by human activity is the key factor in the dangerous phenomenon ... -
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Nine Dead, 140 Missing as Fractured Himalayan Glacier Triggers Flash Flood in Northern India
Officials are already pointing to climate change as the cause of a devastating disaster Sunday that killed at least nine people and left 140 ... -
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Sea Level Rise Could Put 100 Airports Below Sea Level, 572 at Risk by 2100
Passengers, prepare for splashdown. Take-off may have to wait for low tide. By 2100, thanks to rising sea levels, around 100 of the world’s ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Collapsed Section of Pacific Coast Highway Points to Climate Perils Facing Coastal California
A section of the Pacific Coast Highway near Big Sur, California has collapsed into the ocean due to heavy rains and erosion. -
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Coldest Town in Finland Unveils Satirical Bid for 2032 Summer Olympics
The self-described coldest town in Finland is making a pitch to host the 2032 Summer Olympics, with a mock promotional campaign that highlights the ... -
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Alarmingly Warm Water Temperatures Put Gulf of St. Lawrence in ‘Uncharted Territory’
Deep waters in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are hitting record highs that fall far beyond normal variations, part of a decade-long trend emerging ... -
‘Staggering’ Ice Loss Accelerates as Greenland Melt Rate Approaches 12,000-Year High
Planet Earth is losing its frozen mantle faster than ever as the world’s huge ice loss intensifies. Between 1994 and 2017, the polar regions ... -
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B.C. Risks ‘Massive Losses’ without Better Planning for Storm Surges, Sea Level Rise
VANCOUVER — Parts of British Columbia could see massive losses if the province doesn’t start planning for flooding as ocean waters rise and storms ... -
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Coastal Communities Face Drought as Global Warming Shrinks Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea—the world’s largest lake—is about to go down in the world. And with it could go the fortunes of some of the ... -
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Property Disclosure Laws Fall Behind as U.S. Flood Risk Rises
As flood risk grows in tandem with the climate crisis, absent or weak disclosure laws are putting the safety and financial well-being of millions ... -
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Scientists Plead for Action as Soaring Temperatures Show Arctic in Crisis
As temperatures soared across Canada’s Northwest Territories last week, scientists from around the world were checking in and confirming an Arctic ecosystem in deepening ...
