Climate heating may speed up to unexpected levels
When the ice thaws, ocean levels rise. And four new studies show climate heating can happen fast.
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Antarctic warming speed-up alarms researchers
The world’s largest reservoir of snow and ice could be melting faster than ever. Two new studies highlight Antarctic warming.
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Polar link unites far extremes of north and south
They are different worlds, one an ocean, the other a continent. But a polar link keeps them in touch with each other.
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Penguins in peril as winds change and heat rises
New weather patterns in the warming Antarctic are leaving thousands of penguins in peril, prompting calls for them to be specially protected.
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Fast Arctic melt could cost $70 trillion
Polar change, notably the fast Arctic melt, could impose huge costs on world economies. New evidence shows how rapidly the frozen north is changing.
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More Acidic Seas Devour Marine Food Web
As more acidic seas spread across the globe, conditions for survival start to change. That could close vast volumes of ocean for vital forms of life.
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Melting polar ice sheets will alter weather
Sea level rise and melting polar ice sheets may not cause a climate catastrophe, but they will certainly change weather patterns unpredictably.
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Underwater walls might avert sea level rise
10 October, 2018 – Could a vast underwater wall in front of an unstable glacier prevent dangerous sea level rise? Or should everyone just move further inland?
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Read morePast warming shows 2°C brink may be close
10 July, 2018 – Once again, past warming warns of the power of climate change. The surprise is that it doesn’t take much warming to raise sea levels six metres.
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Read moreOcean productivity at risk as climate warms
21 March, 2018 – Runaway climate change will alter the pattern of ocean productivity and circulation and play perhaps irreversible havoc with fish catches.
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