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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Earth is now committed to a 2°C hotter future
2020 matched all global heating records. In 2021 carbon releases will reach a milestone. Soon we face a 2°C hotter future.
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Plant world feels effect of growing climate heat
From Hudson Bay to Tierra del Fuego, the plant world is beginning to change. Blame it on global heating.
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US farm workers face worsening lethal heat
By 2100, US farmers can expect more lethal heat, the equivalent of two months when it’s unsafe to pick crops.
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New-borns face multiple climate health risks
Multiple climate health risks threaten today’s babies. They may grow up hungrier, more diseased and facing more pollution and danger. But there’s hope.
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2018 will show record carbon emissions
6 December, 2018 – Record carbon emissions are set to mark 2018. And although investment in renewable energy is rising, the world is still warming dangerously fast.
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Read moreMosquito evolution may alter as world warms
15 November, 2018 – In the long term, some creatures will adapt to climate change and evolve. Mosquito evolution could bring new species – and new diseases.
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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 moreClimate refugees may reach many millions by 2050
20 March, 2018 – Climate refugees, people fleeing climate change’s impacts by moving to new homes, may number over 140 million by 2050, the World Bank reports.
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