Alaska sees record temperatures in heatwave
An "all-time high" temperature record has been set in the US state of Alaska, despite much of the country sitting in the Arctic circle. Temperatures peaked at 32.22 Celsius (90F) on 4 July at an airport
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Melting ice sheet in Antarctica may impact sea level: Study
Loss of ice in Antarctica caused by a warming ocean may result in rising global sea levels by three metres, warns a recent research. Scientists from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland were able
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Measuring ocean heating is key to tracking global warming
Human emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide are causing the Earth to warm. We know this, and we have known about the heat-trapping nature of these gases for over 100 years. But scientists
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How Do Melting Ice Sheets Affect Sea Level? Study Reveals Findings
Melting ice sheets in Antarctica caused by ocean warming could potentially increase global sea levels by three meters. In the study, a team of scientists examined a number of landscapes to determine how
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Ocean warming 'underestimated,' study finds
The amount of sea level rise that comes from the oceans warming and expanding has been underestimated, and is likely about twice as much as previously calculated, German researchers said on Monday.
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All nations accountable to meet climate commitments under Paris deal: Barack Obama
Acknowledging that the Paris agreement on climate change is not perfect and not legally binding, US President Barack Obama said today that the mechanisms built into it will nevertheless hold every country
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Global warming could delay next ice age for 100,000 years
OSLO: Global warming is likely to disrupt a natural cycle of ice ages and contribute to delaying the onset of the next big freeze until about 100,000 years from now, scientists said on Wednesday. In
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Climate change melts Greenland’s ice sheet rapidly, accelerating sea level rise
Researchers say that the Greenland ice sheet is quickly losing the ability to hinder sea level rise despite being known as a sponge for glacier meltwater. The study, published in the journal Nature, projects
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Recent glacier changes in the Kashmir Alpine Himalayas, India
<p>Using Landsat data at decadal interval (1980-2013), the glacier fluctuations (glacier area, equilibrium line altitude and specific mass balance) of nine benchmark glaciers in Kashmir Himalaya was estimated.
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Climate change warming world's lakes at alarming rate
NEW DELHI: Freshwater lakes across the world are rapidly warming due to changing climate change, a new study supported by NASA has found. This could have serious impact on freshwater supplies and ecosystems.
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Climate change: Greenland Ice Sheet is shrinking at high rate
The Greenland Ice Sheet has lost about 9,013 gigatonnes of water ice from 1900 to 2010 – and it’s dropping mass today at an increasing rate, an international team of scientists say. From 2003 to 2010,