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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Arctic sea ice shrinks to its smallest on record
Arctic sea ice this year is the smallest in winter since satellite records began in 1979, in a new sign of long-term climate change, US data showed on Thursday. The ice floating on the Arctic Ocean
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Warming seas undermining giant Antarctic glacier
A warming ocean is pouring through newly discovered rivers under the largest glacier in East Antarctica, confirming this sleeping giant of climate change is awakening. As the seawater seeps further
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National emission inventory of black carbon: Uncertainty analyses
Presentation by Dr. Mukesh Sharma & Umed Paliwal of Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New
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Role of black carbon in global climate systems
Presentation by Ellen Baum, Climate and Health Research Network & Tami Bond, University of Illinois at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12,
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Himalayan glaciers retreating in eastern region says report
Glaciers in the eastern Himalayas are retreating, but this is not likely to affect river flows significantly in the coming decades, say scientists from the Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated
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Arctic Ice Observations Reveal Decades of Loss as Temperatures Rise
Most people know that the Arctic ice is thinning as temperatures warm. But now, scientists are realizing the full extent of this thinning; after compiling modern and historical measurements, researchers
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The big melt: Antarctica’s retreating ice may re-shape Earth
From the ground on Cape Legoupil in the extreme northern part of Antarctica, spectacularly white and blinding ice seems to extend forever. What can’t be seen is the battle raging far below to reshape Earth.
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Past Greenland Ice Sheet Melting May Reveal Future Sea-Level Rise
Greenland is melting, so what does this mean for the future? In order to find out, a team of scientists looked to the past and quantified how the Greenland Ice Sheet reacted to a warm period that occurred
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Melting Greenland's past to provide clues about its future
Providing a vital clue to the future of Greenland, scientists have measured how the island's ice sheet reacted to a warm period 8,000 to 5,000 years ago when the temperatures were two to four degrees Celsius
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Artificial glacier could help Ladakh villagers adapt to climate change
Villagers of the high desert of Ladakh in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state used to harvest bountiful crops of barley, wheat, fruits, and vegetables in summer. But for years the streams have run dry in