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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Skimmer cant breed as Ganga swells
Experts say melting of glaciers submerging Islands where the bird Lays Eggs Ghaziabad: Experts have attributed the decline in the population of the exotic skimmer bird to global warming. The rise in temperature is responsible for the increased melting of glaciers that sends a spurt of water into the Ganga, submerging the islands and sandy pits where the bird lays its eggs.
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Sea Levels to Rise by 35 to 63 Due to Arctic Ice Melting
A new assessment of climate change in the Arctic shows the region's ice and snow are melting faster than previously thought and sharply raises projections of global sea level rise this century. According to a report by the international Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP), the cover of sea ice on the Arctic Ocean is shrinking faster.
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Sharply increased mass loss from glaciers and ice caps in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Mountain glaciers and ice caps are contributing significantly to present rates of sea level rise and will continue to do so over the next century and beyond. The Canadian Arctic Archipelago, located off
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Isro: 75% of Himalayan glaciers retreating
Bangalore: A comprehensive study of Isro satellite images reveals 75% of Himalayan glaciers are on the retreat, with the average shrinkage being 3.75km during the 15 years under study.
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Trees May Grow 500 KM Further North By 2100
Trees in the Arctic region may grow 500 km (300 miles) further north by 2100 as climate change greens the barren tundra and causes sweeping change to wildlife, a leading expert said. A quickening melt of snow, ice and permafrost will enable more southerly species such as pine trees or animals such as foxes to move north. "Changes seem to be happening even more rapidly than we had anticipated
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Recession and reconstruction of Milam Glacier, Kumaon Himalaya, observed with satellite imagery
The Himalaya is the adobe of one of the world’s largest and mostly inaccessible area of glaciers outside the polar regions and provides glacier-stored water to the major Indian river basins. Various studies
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Snow, water, ice and permafrost in the Arctic
<p>Sea levels could rise up to 5 feet by the end of this century, driven by warming in the Arctic and the resulting melt of snow and ice, according to this study by the International Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP). This is more than two and a half times higher than the 2007 projection of a half to two feet by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Fate of Mountain Glaciers in the Anthropocene
<p>Glaciers are in rapid decline and loss of these glaciers will have profoundly negative impacts on climate and human life, according to this published report by scientific working group commissioned by the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Science.
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Snow and glaciers of the himalayas: inventory and monitoring - discussion paper
<p>The Himalayan glaciers are a valuable national and global resource – they possess the largest concentration of ice outside of the Polar Regions; regulate global climate; feed most of northern India’s perennial rivers; and are an important indicator of climate change. However, this source of water is not permanent, as glacial dimensions change with the climate.