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We\u2019re all increasingly familiar with the alarming implications of climate change in our neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
From droughts to forest fires, heatwaves to even potential famines, there\u2019s a lot to be aware of it, and none of it is very nice.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why it\u2019s important that not only we as individuals do our bit to help the planet, but that big businesses \u2013 including tech and fuel giants \u2013 are working hard to mitigate, or even reverse, their effects on our vulnerable environment too.<\/p>\n
And while you\u2019re undoubtedly familiar with what\u2019s going on on home soil, have you ever spared a thought about how climate change is affecting life and terrain further afield?<\/p>\n
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According to new research from the team at the British Antarctic Survey, extreme weather events at the South Pole and its surrounding continent are likely to double in their frequency by 2100.<\/p>\n
Homing in on a phenomenon known as \u2018atmospheric rivers\u2019, the researchers warn that the result could be significant sea level rises.<\/p>\n
Since rising sea levels are one of several climatic \u2018tipping points\u2019 that could trigger a domino-effect of climate-related disasters, there is more than enough reason for concern here.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s because these atmospheric rivers are long bands of warm air that travel across places like Antarctica, spilling lots of rain over the continent.<\/p>\n
With the combination of warm air and precipitation having a detrimental effect on Antarctica\u2019s vulnerable ice sheets, melt \u2013 and therefore rising sea levels \u2013 seems almost inevitable.<\/p>\n
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In their study, which was published<\/a> recently in the journal\u00a0Nature Communications, the researchers reveal that this increase in atmospheric rivers would double if our greenhouse gas emissions don\u2019t reduce significantly in the short and medium term.<\/p>\n As the British Antarctic Survey\u2019s Michelle Maclennan explained in a statement<\/a>, this could be detrimental not only to Antarctica, but to our wider planet:<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the first study to consider how these extreme weather events in Antarctica might change in response to human-induced warming this century. Because atmospheric rivers deliver massive precipitation to Antarctica and significantly impact snowfall variability, understanding their future patterns is crucial to projecting Antarctica\u2019s contribution to sea level rise.\u201d<\/p>\n In total, Antarctica\u2019s ice masses have the potential to increase global sea levels by up to 6o meters, flooding and even wiping out significant areas of landmass as well as causing huge amounts of damage to both marine and land based ecosystems.<\/p>\n With this in mind, there\u2019s more reason than ever to go green.<\/p>\n If you thought that was interesting, you might like to read about a second giant hole has opened up on the sun\u2019s surface. Here\u2019s what it means.<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\tCategories: SCI\/TECH<\/a>\t\t
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