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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Satellite shows big thaw in old Arctic Sea ice
New Nasa satellite measurements show that sea ice in the Arctic is more than just shrinking in area, it is dramatically thinning. The volume of older crucial sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk by 57% from the winter of 2004 to 2008. That
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Antarctica receding 7m/decade
Indian scientists, who have been monitoring fluctuations in the continental ice margin at the Western Schirmacher range in Antarctica, have found a recession of about 7 metres ice per decade
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Chamling seeks report on shrinkage of glacier
Alarmed over the reported shrinkage of the 26-km Zemu glacier in the eastern Himalayas due to global warming, Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has sought an
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Sea level rise: It's worse than we thought
As more and more ice slides into the ocean, sea levels are rising faster and faster
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Permafrost Melting a Growing Climate Threat
The amount of carbon locked away in frozen soils in the far Northern Hemisphere is double previous estimates and rapid melting could accelerate global warming, a study released on Wednesday says. Large areas of northern Russia, Canada, Nordic countries and the U.S. state of Alaska have deep layers of frozen soil near the surface called permafrost.
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U.S., Canada Must Do More In Climate Fight: France
The United States and Canada must do more than currently proposed to tackle greenhouse gases, France says in a position paper ahead of global climate talks in Copenhagen this December. The government document seen by Reuters, titled: "Possible outline of a fair and ambitious agreement in Copenhagen," is the strongest message yet to the United States and Canada from within the European Union.
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Alaska Polar Bear Numbers Declining: U.S. Agency
Polar bear populations in and around Alaska are declining due to continued melting of sea ice and Russian poaching, according to reports released Thursday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Swiss Glaciers Melting Faster Than Ever Before: Study
Switzerland's glaciers shrank by 12 percent over the past decade, melting at their fastest rate due to rising temperatures and lighter snowfalls, a study by the Swiss university ETH showed Monday. "The last decade was the worst decade that we have had in the last 150 years. We lost a lot of water," said Daniel Farinotti, research assistant at the ETH.
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U.S. Faces Security Threat From Climate Change: Kerry
There is "scarcely an instrument of U.S. foreign policy" that was not vulnerable to climate change, which scientists say will raise sea levels by melting glaciers and ice sheets on Greenland and Antarctica, Kerry, a Democrat, said at a Council on Foreign Relations meeting.
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Melting glaciers threaten ancient Silk Road
Melting glaciers are threatening the Chinese gateway to the ancient Silk Road by fuelling dramatic regional floods Reports indicate that melting glaciers are threatening the Chinese gateway to the ancient Silk Road, by fuelling dramatic regional floods