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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Arctic heating races ahead of worst case estimates
Arctic heating is happening far faster than anybody had anticipated. The ice record suggests this has happened before.
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Food shortage may finish polar bears by 2100
How long polar bears can survive depends on how long they can last without food. And that may be: not long enough.
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Rewilding the Arctic can slow the climate crisis
It would be a monumental task to start rewilding the Arctic, but the climate payoff could be mammoth.
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Russia moves to exploit Arctic riches
As the polar sea ice vanishes faster, Russia unveils plans to exploit Arctic riches: fossil fuel deposits, minerals and new shipping routes.
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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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Arctic sea ice loss affects the jet stream
The jet stream affects northern hemisphere climates. And global warming affects the behaviour of the jet stream. Prepare for yet more extremes of seasonal weather.
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Arctic leaks of laughing gas may add to heat
Laughing gas from the thawing Alaskan permafrost is no laughing matter. Nitrous oxide is one of the most potent greenhouse gases.
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