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Sunlight peaks drove Ice Age's abrupt climate shifts, suggests study
Aug 01, 2023 (SPX)
The collaborative study saw the participation of experts from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The research team probed the geological past using stalagmites ...
Earlier and earlier high-Arctic spring replaced by extreme year-to-year variation
Jul 28, 2023 (SPX)
"As scientists we are obliged to revisit previous work to see whether the knowledge obtained at that time still holds," says Niels Martin Schmidt (@NielsMSchmid...
How a delayed Antarctic melt season reduces albedo feedback
Jul 28, 2023 (SPX)
A research team led by Prof. Guo Huadong from the International Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) and the Aerospace Information Resear...
Another step forward in radiocarbon dating and understanding of Earth climate and environmental processes during glacial times
Jul 28, 2023 (SPX)
The present upgrade, which captures considerable variations of atmospheric radiocarbon levels based on the construction of a 1000-year long tree-ring chronology...
Scientists warn Atlantic Ocean current could collapse by 2060
Jul 25, 2023 (UPI)
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen's Niels Bohr Institute and Department of Mathematical Sciences issued the warning Tuesday, in the scientific journal...
Greenland has greener history than previously thought
Jul 21, 2023 (SPX)
"We're discovering the ice sheet is much more sensitive to climate change than we previously thought," says Utah State University geoscientist Tammy Rittenour. ...
Greenland melted recently, says study that raises future sea level threat
Jul 20, 2023 (AFP)
The results overturn a long-held view that the world's largest island was an impregnable fortress of ice over the past 2.5 million years, and instead show it wi...
Canada's Magdalen islands have 'front row' seat to climate change
Jul 17, 2023 (AFP)
The archipelago, part of Quebec province in eastern Canada, is in a race against time -- and the elements -- to survive global warming. Residents are feeling th...
Scientists find evidence of world's oldest glaciers
Jul 13, 2023 (SPX)
Scientists agree that there must have been large variations in the early Earth's climate, but convincing evidence of the exact conditions in the early Earth hav...
High-resolution Ice Radar System Contributes to China's Antarctic Expedition
Jul 12, 2023 (SPX)
The obtained data demonstrate clear ice internal reflecting horizons (IRHs) with a resolution better than 10cm, providing valuable data support for the studies ...
'Unimaginable': Austria's highest paradise feels heat of climate change
Jul 06, 2023 (AFP)
Now, twenty years later, he and his wife struggle to recognise one of the Alps' most characteristic landscapes featuring the jagged Pasterze glacier, whose leng...
Russia, China block move for new Antarctic marine reserves
Jun 23, 2023 (AFP)
"No agreement was reached. It was not possible to obtain... a road map" for protected areas in the seas around Antarctica, Cesar Cardenas, a member of the Chile...
Sustainability at centre of British polar science strategy
Jun 22, 2023 (AFP)
"The main target for our strategy is really focused on climate change because the polar regions are the regions on Earth which are changing most drastically," B...
Antarctic ice shelves experienced only minor changes in surface melt since 1980
Jun 22, 2023 (SPX)
Ice shelves are the parts of glaciers that extend into the ocean and float on top of seawater. In a new study published today in Geophysical Research Letters, g...
Himalayan glaciers melting 65 percent faster than previous decade: study
Jun 20, 2023 (AFP)
The glaciers disappeared 65 percent faster from 2011 to 2020 compared with the previous decade, according to a report by the International Centre for Integrated...
Order in chaos: Atmosphere's Antarctic oscillation has natural cycle
Jun 07, 2023 (SPX)
"This is something that arises from the internal dynamics of the atmosphere," said Pedram Hassanzadeh, co-author of a study about the discovery in the open-acce...
US to open first Arctic diplomatic post in Norway
Jun 01, 2023 (AFP)
The so-called observation post, generally staffed by a single American diplomat, will open in Tromso, the largest city in Norwegian Lapland, and be the northern...
World's melting ice a hot topic for UN
May 30, 2023 (AFP)
Member states at the UN's World Meteorological Organization are concerned about the impacts of melting ice on sea levels, natural disasters, ecosystems and econ...
An improved view of global sea ice
May 26, 2023 (ESA)
In recent decades, the relentless rise in global temperatures has triggered a concerning reduction in the extent and thickness of sea ice. The Arctic region in ...
Satellites provide crucial insights into Arctic amplification
May 25, 2023 (ESA)
As concerns continue to grow, satellites developed by ESA have become indispensable tools in understanding and addressing the complex dynamics at play and the f...
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