Melting ice
How long do we have until sea level rise swallows coastal cities? This fleet of ocean robots will help find out
Science
September 3, 2024
How long do we have until sea level rise swallows coastal cities? This fleet of ocean robots will help find out
CNN — A team of NASA rocket scientists is developing autonomous underwater robots able to go where humans cannot, deep…
Scientists identify new Antarctic ice sheet ‘tipping point,’ warning future sea level rise may be underestimated
Environment
June 25, 2024
Scientists identify new Antarctic ice sheet ‘tipping point,’ warning future sea level rise may be underestimated
CNN — The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way that scientific models used to project future sea level…
A hidden feedback loop under Antarctica’s glaciers could accelerate sea level rise, scientists find
World
October 28, 2023
A hidden feedback loop under Antarctica’s glaciers could accelerate sea level rise, scientists find
CNN — Glaciers in East Antarctica could lose ice faster in the future than previously thought, scientists reported Friday, in…
Rapid melting in West Antarctica is ‘unavoidable,’ with potentially disastrous consequences for sea level rise, study finds
World
October 24, 2023
Rapid melting in West Antarctica is ‘unavoidable,’ with potentially disastrous consequences for sea level rise, study finds
CNN — Rapid melting of West Antarctica’s ice shelves may now be unavoidable as human-caused global warming accelerates, with potentially…
‘Catastrophic’ loss: Huge colonies of emperor penguins saw no chicks survive last year as sea ice disappears
Environment
August 25, 2023
‘Catastrophic’ loss: Huge colonies of emperor penguins saw no chicks survive last year as sea ice disappears
CNN — As rapidly warming global temperatures help push Antarctica’s sea ice to unprecedented lows, it’s threatening the very existence…
Melting Austrian glacier gives up body of long-dead man
World
August 23, 2023
Melting Austrian glacier gives up body of long-dead man
A mountain guide found the body of a man believed to have died more than 20 years ago on a…
Antarctica is missing an Argentina-sized amount of sea ice – and scientists are scrambling to figure out why
Environment
July 30, 2023
Antarctica is missing an Argentina-sized amount of sea ice – and scientists are scrambling to figure out why
CNN — As the Northern Hemisphere swelters under a record-breaking summer heat wave, much further south, in the depths of…
A crucial system of ocean currents is heading for a collapse that ‘would affect every person on the planet’
Environment
July 26, 2023
A crucial system of ocean currents is heading for a collapse that ‘would affect every person on the planet’
CNN — A vital system of ocean currents could collapse within a few decades if the world continues to pump…
Himalayan glaciers could lose up to 80 percent of their ice by 2100 as temperatures rise, report warns
Environment
June 20, 2023
Himalayan glaciers could lose up to 80 percent of their ice by 2100 as temperatures rise, report warns
Hong Kong CNN — The world’s highest peaks are at risk of losing up to 80 percent of their volume…
As Switzerland’s glaciers melt, voters approve new climate law to cut planet-heating pollution
Environment
June 19, 2023
As Switzerland’s glaciers melt, voters approve new climate law to cut planet-heating pollution
CNN — Swiss voters have approved a new law to cut the use of fossil fuels and significantly reduce levels…