Ice Loss & Sea Level Rise
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Arctic in Permanent Shift to ‘Entirely Different Climate’, but 1.5°C Would Slow the Process
Adding to a wave of dire news about the Earth’s rapidly warming polar regions, a comprehensive new study is warning that the Arctic is ... -
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Pandemic Brings Scant Reduction as Atmospheric GHGs Continue to Rise
The temporary greenhouse gas emission reductions during the COVID-19 lockdowns have done little to slow down the increase in atmospheric GHGs, and the world ... -
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Risk of Sudden Floods Widens as Increasing Meltwater Swells Glacial Lakes
Researchers have recorded explosive growth in glacial lakes across the world over the past three decades—with climate change as a key driver. And as ... -
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Hoboken, NJ Launches the Latest Climate Liability Suit Against Big Oil
In the latest in a groundswell of climate liability lawsuits, the coastal city of Hoboken, New Jersey is suing six fossil giants as well ... -
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U.S. Fossil Plans Giant Chillers to Refreeze Permafrost Under Alaska Pipeline
Colossal fossil ConocoPhillips has come up with a startling climate adaptation strategy for a new pipeline it wants to build on Alaska’s North Slope. ... -
Climate Scientist Konrad Steffen Dies in Western Greenland Ice Crevasse
Pioneering climate scientist and glaciologist Konrad “Koni” Steffen died last month, after apparently falling into an ice crevasse and drowning during an expedition in ... -
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Sea Level Rise Drives ‘Extraordinary’ Flooding on U.S. Atlantic, Gulf Coasts
The Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States have seen an “extraordinary” increase in high-tide flooding since 2000, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... -
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‘Entire Cities Are That Size,’ Scientist Says, as Canada’s Last Intact Arctic Ice Shelf Collapses
The Milne Ice Shelf on Ellesmere Island, the last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic, has collapsed, after losing 40% of its ... -
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WMO Sees ‘Enormous Challenge’ to Hit Paris Targets as 1.5°C Warming Looms
There’s a one in five chance that average global warming will hit 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in at least one of the next five ... -
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Arctic Ice Loss to Bring Six-Metre Waves, More Coastal Erosion
An ice-free Arctic summer will bring surging ocean swells to northern seas by 2080—meaning community-battering coastal waves and six-metre mid-ocean monsters that will menace ... -
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50% Global Emissions Cut Would Avoid Severe Climate Impacts to Tropics
If governments across the world align their 2025 climate targets with the 1.5°C limit in the Paris Agreement, they can still halve the crushing ... -
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‘Entire Cities Are That Size,’ Scientist Says, as Canada’s Last Intact Arctic Ice Shelf Collapses
The Milne Ice Shelf on Ellesmere Island, the last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic, has collapsed, after losing 40% of its ... -
Deadly Jasper Park Bus Rollover Could Be Linked to Glacial Retreat
In the wake of last weekend’s fatal rollover of an Ice Explorer tour bus near the Athabasca Glacier in Alberta’s Jasper National Park—the cause ... -
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Unchecked Emissions Would Mean No Polar Bears by 2100
If a business-as-usual approach to the climate crisis continued and global emissions kept rising beyond 2040, the polar bear would vanish from the Earth ... -
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Sea Level Rise Drives ‘Extraordinary’ Flooding on U.S. Atlantic, Gulf Coasts
The Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States have seen an “extraordinary” increase in high-tide flooding since 2000, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
