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Polar Ice Continues Downward Spiral with Record Lows in Antarctic and Arctic Regions Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2024 Polar regions are experiencing significant declines in sea ice, with the Antarctic reaching near-historic lows for the third consecutive year and the Arctic showing no reversal in its 46-year trend of diminishing ice cover. Scientists from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) indicate that these patterns may signal a substantial shift in the Southern Ocean's climate, attributed to global warming effects. Linette Boisvert, a NASA ice scientist, highlights the crucial role of sea i ... read more |
New Zealand's glaciers shrinking faster, scientist warns Wellington (AFP) Mar 25, 2024 New Zealand's glaciers are shrinking as ice melts at an accelerating rate, a top government scientist warned Monday after concluding a monitoring expedition in the country's Southern Alps. ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 19, 2024 The SEA-Quester project, spearheaded by GRID-Arendal, is a pioneering exploration into the effects of climate change on marine polar ecosystems, with a special focus on the critical role that blue c ... more Badderen , Norway (AFP) Mar 11, 2024 Finnish conscript Atte Ohman readied himself aboard a US landing ship to storm a snow-swept Norwegian beach as part of a rapid response unit pushing out an invading enemy. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2024 A groundbreaking study by York University researchers reveals a significant shift in Arctic sea ice dynamics, forecasting a slowdown in sea ice movement in the coming decades. This change could have ... more |
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Indigenous Colombians fret as sacred mountain glaciers melt Pueblo Bello, Colombia (AFP) Feb 28, 2024 In the shade of a sacred tree, Indigenous wise men chew coca leaves as they mull the threats to their home among the melting, snow-capped peaks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains. ... more Pueblo Bello, Colombia (AFP) Feb 21, 2024 In the shade of a sacred tree, Indigenous wise men chew coca leaves as they mull the threats to their home among the melting, snow-capped peaks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains. ... more Paris (AFP) Feb 13, 2024 Polar bears in Canada's Hudson Bay risk starvation as climate change lengthens periods without Arctic Sea ice, despite the creatures' willingness to expand their diets. ... more Stanford CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 In a warming climate, meltwater from Antarctica is expected to contribute significantly to rising seas. For the most part, though, research has been focused on West Antarctica, in places like the Th ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 A Yale-led research team has picked a side in the "Snowball Earth" debate over the possible cause of planet-wide deep freeze events that occurred in the distant past. According to a new study, ... more |
What turned Earth into a giant snowball 700m years ago Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 Australian geologists have used plate tectonic modelling to determine what most likely caused an extreme ice-age climate in Earth's history, more than 700 million years ago. The study, published in Geology, helps our understanding of the functioning of the Earth's built-in thermostat that prevents the Earth from getting stuck in overheating mode. It also shows how sensitive global climate is to atmospheric carbon concentration. "Imagine the Earth almost completely frozen over," said the stud ... read more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 In an era where climate change's effects are increasingly evident in the Arctic, the necessity for advanced tools to observe and manage permafrost landscapes has never been more critical. The Arctic ... more |
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Ice cores provide first documentation of rapid Antarctic ice loss in the past Cambridge UK (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey have uncovered the first direct evidence that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrunk suddenly and dramatically at the end o ... more Ottawa (AFP) Feb 9, 2024 Melting ice roads cut off Indigenous communities in Canada's far north as unseasonably warm weather on Friday also saw its largest city, Toronto, break a winter heat record. ... more Gerlache Strait, Antarctica (AFP) Feb 7, 2024 In remote Antarctica, Colombian marine biologist Paulo Tigreros dips a net into the icy waters in his hunt for microplastics in what should be one of the best-preserved ecosystems in the world. ... more Sainte-Anne-De-La-Perade, Canada (AFP) Feb 6, 2024 On a frozen river in Canada, a cluster of brightly coloured cabins stand out against the white snow as vehicles crawl to and fro. ... more Providence RI (SPX) Feb 02, 2024 New research from Dartmouth provides the first evidence that the Arctic's frozen soil is the dominant force shaping Earth's northernmost rivers. Permafrost, the thick layer of soil that stays frozen ... more |
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