Satellite Observations Show Marine Clouds Amplify Global Warming
A new analysis of satellite cloud observations finds that global warming causes low-level clouds over the oceans to decrease, leading to further warming. The work,…
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Monitoring Species Condemned to Extinction May Help Conservationists Save Others As Global Temperatures Rise
The White-tailed Swallow, Hirundo megaensis, and Ethiopian Bush-crow, Zavattariornis stresemanni, are living in ‘climatic lifeboats’ with their tiny ranges restricted on all sides by temperature…
Arctic Sea Ice Thinning Up to Twice As Fast as Expected
Sea ice in the coastal regions of the Arctic may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously thought, according to a new modeling…
CryoSat Mission Reveals Massive Ice Loss From Glaciers in Alaska and Asia
As our climate warms, ice melting from glaciers around the world is one of main causes of sea-level rise. As well as being a major…
Satellites May Have Underestimated Global Warming in the Lower Atmosphere Over the Last 40 Years
New research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) climate scientists and collaborators shows that satellite measurements of the temperature of the troposphere (the lowest region…
Climate Change Resilience: Northern Red Sea Corals Pass Heat Stress Test With Flying Colors
EPFL scientists are beginning to understand why corals in the Gulf of Aqaba, along with their symbiotic algae and bacteria, resist higher temperatures particularly well….
Harvard Researchers Say Antarctic Ice-Sheet Melting to Lift Sea Level 30% Higher Than Thought
New calculations show the rise due to warming would be 30% above forecasts. Global sea level rise associated with the possible collapse of the West…
Cave Deposits Reveal Permafrost Thawed 400,000 Years Ago, When Temperatures Were Not Much Higher Than Today
Cave deposits reveal Pleistocene permafrost thaw, absent predicted levels of CO2 release. The vast frozen terrain of Arctic permafrost thawed several times in North America…
Global Glacier Retreat Has Accelerated: Analysis of 220,000 Glaciers Shows Rapid Melting That Has Scientists Worried
An international research team including scientists from ETH Zurich has shown that almost all the world’s glaciers are becoming thinner and losing mass’ and that…
More Than a Third of Antarctic Ice Shelf Area at Risk of Collapse As Planet Warms
Fractures from melting and run-off will indirectly lead to sea level rise. More than a third of the Antarctic’s ice shelf area could be at…
Experts Say Humanity Faces a Grim and “Ghastly Future” – State of Planet Is Much Worse Than Most People Understand
The state of the planet is much worse than most people understand and that humans face a grim and “ghastly future” unless extraordinary action is…
Sea Ice Highs and Lows 2020–21: Downward Trends in Polar Ice Continue
There were no records set in 2020-21, but the downward trends in polar ice continue. The amount of sea ice around Earth’s poles waxes and…
Just 1º of Global Warming Causes a ~50% Increase in Population Displacement Risk
A new study shows that if the population were fixed at current levels, the risk of population displacement due to river floods would rise by…
Melting Glaciers Could Enhance Decomposition, Speeding Up Carbon Emissions Into the Atmosphere
The loss of glaciers worldwide enhances the breakdown of complex carbon molecules in rivers, potentially contributing further to climate change. An international research team led…
Scientists Stunned to Discover Plants Beneath Mile-Deep Greenland Ice – Why This Spells Trouble
Long-lost ice core provides direct evidence that giant ice sheet melted off within the last million years and is highly vulnerable to a warming climate….
Habitats of Freshwater Fish Species Threatened by Global Warming
The habitats of freshwater fish species are threatened by global warming, mainly due to rising water temperatures. A 3.2-degree Celsius increase in global mean temperature…
Getz on the Run: Accelerating Pace of Antarctic Glaciers
Using a 25-year record of satellite observations over the Getz region in West Antarctica, scientists have discovered that the pace at which glaciers flow towards…
Global Warming Poses Threat to Food Chains – “Impact Could Be Severe”
Rising temperatures could reduce the efficiency of food chains and threaten the survival of larger animals, new research shows. Scientists measured the transfer of energy…