Ice Loss & Sea Level Rise
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Watt-Cloutier: Protecting the Arctic from Runaway Warming is ‘the Test of Our Time’
Protecting the Arctic from rapid warming is one of the essential steps in averting runaway climate change for the entire planet, Inuit leader Sheila ... -
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Google Searches for ‘Climate Change’ Outstrip Game of Thrones in September
With concern about climate change heating up and interest in Winterfell cooling down (because…wait for it…Winter is Coming, Jon Snow), it was bound to ... -
Mont Blanc Glacier at Risk of Collapse Triggers Evacuations, Road Closures
With a glacier on Mont Blanc, Italy’s highest mountain, at risk of collapse, authorities closed roads and evacuated Alpine hamlets late last month, while ... -
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Explainer: Arctic Warming Affects Northern Communities, Reshapes Global Weather Patterns
Rapid ice loss is already having a devastating impact in the world’s Arctic and Antarctic regions. And in an explainer on the implications of ... -
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Sea Level Rise, Severe Storm Surge Could Sever Nova Scotia’s Land Link to Canada
The 23-kilometre land link that connects Nova Scotia to the rest of Canada is at risk as climate change drives up sea levels and ... -
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Warming Will Produce Rapid Sea Level Rise, Annual ‘100-Year’ Storms, Declining Fish Stocks, Shrinking Glaciers Without Fast Climate Action: IPCC
The world’s oceans will rise nearly one metre (three feet) by 2100, 100-year coastal storms and flooding will happen annually, fish stocks will see ... -
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‘Climate is Fast Outpacing Us’, Hitting ‘Sooner and Faster’ Than Expected, Agencies Warn UN Summit Delegates
The world’s leading international climate science agencies are predicting 2.9 to 3.4°C average global warming by 2100 based on governments’ current climate commitments, “a ... -
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Small, Sustainable Ocean Farms Would Produce Food and Fuel, Capture CO2 and Nitrogen
Ocean farming is featured as one of Drawdown’s “coming attractions”—climate solutions that weren’t ready for prime time when the book appeared, but could make ... -
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Clean Cookstoves Would Save 15.81 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Clean cookstoves are ranked #21 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the ability to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 15.81 gigatons by 2050. ... -
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Atlantic Canada Rethinks Infrastructure, Tree Planting to Prepare for More Frequent, Severe Storms
A steady stream of hurricane-force storms has Atlantic Canada rethinking its approach to electricity grids, shoreline defences, and even tree planting, while insurance companies ... -
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Rising Seas, Catastrophic Storms to Deliver ‘Misery on a Global Scale’ by 2100 Unless Climate Action Accelerates
Rising sea levels and catastrophic storm surges could displace 280 million people from the world’s coastlines and produce “misery on a global scale” unless ... -
High Arctic Melting Stores Carbon in Glacier-Fed Rivers
Melting glaciers are one of the iconic impacts of climate change, but the watersheds they feed sequester a surprising amount of carbon, according to ...
