Ice Loss & Sea Level Rise
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Sea Level Rise Requires ‘Equitable Retreat’ from Coastal Communities
As rising seas and fiercer storms make the coast an ever more tenuous place to live, policy-makers all over the world need to plan ... -
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Study Shows Sea Levels Rising 50% Faster than Latest IPCC Estimate
The rate of annual sea level rise is accelerating, with a new study pointing to a 10-year pace that is 50% higher than the ... -
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Doig: For 1.2 Billion People, Decarbonization is a Matter of Survival
I have sat in many long Zoom calls this year discussing climate ambition. Never once have I thought these were life or death discussions ... -
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Front-Line Nations Issue Urgent Call for Support as International Climate Finance Falls Short
Vulnerable nations on the front lines of the climate crisis are flagging the urgent need for support in the face of wild weather and ... -
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Polarstern Scientists Use Drones to Gather Key Data on Arctic Sea Ice Melt
The world is closer to understanding how fast the Earth’s Arctic sea ice will melt, thanks to two researchers with the Finnish Meteorological Institute ... -
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Maui Files Lawsuit to Recover Climate Damages from 20 Fossil Companies
Maui County in Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against 20 oil and gas companies, including colossal fossils ExxonMobil, Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, and ConocoPhillips, ... -
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BREAKING: First Nations Fear ‘Losing Everything’ as Communities Face ‘Climate Exacerbated Food Poverty’
Indigenous people who live off the land are increasingly at risk of food insecurity and the health problems it causes thanks to federal policies ... -
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Small Island States Speed Up the Shift from Imported Fossils to Local Solar, Wind
Small island states are working to accelerate the shift from imported fossil fuels to their own renewable energy resources, both to protect themselves from ... -
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Tinder-Dry Canadian Peatlands Becoming a Ticking Carbon Bomb
Recent work by Canadian ecohydrologists on the devastating 2018 peatland fire near Parry Sound, Ontario has confirmed related findings from around the globe: the ... -
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Rapid Arctic, Antarctic Ice Loss Prompts Urgent Call for 1.5°C Action
Ice cover in the Arctic Ocean reached its second-lowest level on record, and ice melt in Antarctica is on track to raise global sea ... -
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New Study Places Long-Term Cost of Carbon Emissions at $100,000 Per Ton
Carbon dioxide emissions will ultimately cost humanity US$100,000 per ton, according to a shocking new study released earlier this month by the University of ... -
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Landmark Arctic Climate Voyage Accused of Sexual Harassment, Gender Disparities
A massive climate research project celebrated as the world’s largest-ever Arctic expedition is under fire for gender disparities in work assignments and creating an ... -
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Hundreds of Toxic U.S. Superfund Sites at Heightened Risk of Climate Change Impacts
More than two-thirds of the 1,334 Superfund sites that currently blight the U.S. are increasingly at risk of serious climate change impacts—but that hasn’t ... -
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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 ...
