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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Lakes expanding 'dangerously' in Everest glacier
Scientists are warning that superglacial ponds like this one are expanding to form lakes Lakes that have been forming near Mount Everest could threaten settlements downstream if they overflow. Ponds
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Next up from climate change: More polar bears on land, potentially running into humans
In recent years, polar bears have become the lovable poster children for climate change in the Arctic. And as their preferred sea ice habitat continues to diminish year after year, thanks to warming temperatures
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Retreating glaciers caused Adelie penguin population explosion over last 14,000 years
Retreating glaciers over the last 14,000 years caused a population explosion among Adelie penguins – a trend that could continue as Antarctic ice shrinks further thanks to global warming. Scientists say
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Choking Air, Melting Glaciers: How Global Warming is Changing India
The glaciers in the Himalayas are melting fast, agricultural heartland is drying up and the national capital New Delhi is choking on the world's filthiest air. Global warming is already changing the
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Antarctica's Melting Glaciers Causing Loss of Species Diversity Beneath Ocean Waves
As glaciers melt and temperatures warm, more is at stake than the loss of ice. Scientists have found that melting glaciers are causing a loss of species diversity among benthos in the coastal waters off
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Himalayan glaciers to ice in Antarctica!
NEW DELHI: A startling new report by Nasa scientists suggests that the Antarctic ice sheet may actually be expanding, growing every year, despite a warming globe! This is in direct conflict to the prevailing
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West Antarctic ice melt could raise seas by 3 meters
MIAMI: Melting ice in West Antarctica is a major concern for global sea levels, and a key area may already be unstable enough to unleash three meters of ocean rise, scientists said Monday. The study
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Melting ice in west Antarctica could raise seas by 3m, warns study
A key area of ice in west Antarctica may already be unstable enough to cause global sea levels to rise by 3m, scientists said on Monday. The study follows research published last year, led by Nasa glaciologist
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Scientists confirm that East Antarctica’s biggest glacier is melting from below
Earlier this year, we learned some worrisome climate news. Although Antarctic scientists have been most concerned about loss of ice in the western part of Antarctica, a study in Nature Geoscience suggested
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Repeated glacial lake outburst flood threatening the oldest Buddhist monastery in north-western Nepal
Since 2004, Halji village, home of the oldest Buddhist Monastery in north-western Nepal, has suffered from recurrent glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). A sudden englacial drainage of a supraglacial