Warm ocean water is melting a giant Antarctic glacier from below. Scientists want to stop it with an 80km underwater curtain |
Scientists are checking if an underwater curtain is what will keep an Antarctic glacier from slowly melting due…
Antarctica missing nearly Argentina-sized sea ice, new study warns of faster global warming
A new study presented by the European Geosciences Union (EGU) suggests Antarctica could play a greater role in…
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea…
World will cross 1.5°C warming limit by 2030 if emissions continue at current rate – report
The world is edging dangerously close to the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming threshold, with human-induced warming reaching 1.37°C…
Earth’s Rotation Is Slowing Faster Than In 3.6 Million Years
Topline Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing as climate change melts glaciers and polar ice sheets, redistributing water across…
Scientists say they’ve finally solved the sea level rise mystery as oceans climb nearly twice as fast
Scientists say they have finally explained a long-running sea-level rise mystery, tracing nearly all of the ocean’s rise…
What happens to a country if the people have to leave?
A Pacific island nation on the front line of the climate change threat is building land to try…
The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away
The Araon, a South Korean ice-breaker vessel, navigates a bed of sea ice near the Thwaites glacier in…
‘Triple whammy of climate chaos’: Why Antarctica’s sea ice collapse is no longer a mystery
Scientists have finally identified the ‘triple whammy’ behind Antarctica’s dramatic collapse, shedding new light on the chain reaction…
There has been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise
Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam is increasingly vulnerable to flooding because of rising sea levels Getty Images…
There has been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise
Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam is increasingly vulnerable to flooding because of rising sea levels Getty Images…
Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier
To say something moves at a glacial pace is to imply sluggish, unhurried change. But what transpired over…