State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Glacial Melt
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Peru says country's glaciers shrank 40 pct in 4 decades from climate change
Climate change has shrunk Peruvian glaciers by 40 percent in the past four decades and the melt-off has spawned nearly 1,000 new high-altitude lakes since 1980, Peru's government said on Wednesday.
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Sea level rise over past century unmatched in 6,000 years, says study
Research finds 20cm rise since start of 20th century, caused by global warming and the melting of polar ice, is unprecedented. The rise in sea levels seen over the past century is unmatched by any period
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U.S. tidal floods will become a ‘chronic’ threat 15 years from now, study says
WASHINGTON – Many U.S. coastal communities struggling with flooding at high tides will find that the problem becomes “chronic” in the coming 15 years due to global warming, scientists say. Shorelines
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Penguin Personalities Help Them Cope with Climate Change
Penguin personalities may create for some diverse populations, but they also help these Antarctic birds cope with the effects of climate change, according to new research. According to the Audubon Society,
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Canada ill-placed to ensure safety of Arctic shipping: watchdog
Canada will have trouble ensuring marine safety in the Arctic as climate change melts the sea ice and shipping increases, Parliament's environmental watchdog said on Tuesday. Canada, said Environment
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Greenland's ice sheet is MORE vulnerable to climate change than first thought, claim scientists
It may cover a staggering 656,650 square miles (1.7 million square km), but the Greenland Ice Sheet's vast expanse is more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than previously thought. Researchers
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Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks Below Level of a Year Ago
Ice in Arctic waters shrank this summer to the sixth-lowest level in 36 years of monitoring, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported Monday. The ice reached its seasonal minimum on Wednesday, at
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Himalayan glaciers losing ice by thinning
The response of the Himalayan glaciers to climate change is very puzzling in many ways. Despite being subjected to similar climate changes, some of these glaciers appear to be stagnant as their fronts
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Rising sea levels a 'sleeping giant' that could cost $226bn, report says
Rising sea levels are a “sleeping giant” issue that will put at risk coastal infrastructure worth up to $226bn, a new report has found. Analysis by the Climate Council found Australia was likely to
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Antarctic sea ice set for record high as Arctic heads for sixth lowest extent
The extent of sea ice in Antarctica is set to reach a record high, scientists said on Tuesday, as they announced that Arctic sea ice appeared to have shrunk to its sixth lowest level ever. The NSIDC