IPCC report paints catastrophic picture of rising sea levels, reality maybe worse
5 years, 3 months ago

IPCC report paints catastrophic picture of rising sea levels, reality maybe worse

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – the UN body responsible for communicating the science of climate breakdown – has released its long-awaited Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. Based on almost 7,000 peer-reviewed research articles, the report is a cutting-edge crash course in how human-caused climate breakdown is changing our ice and oceans and what it means for humanity and the living planet. The term refers to the frozen parts of our planet – the great ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, the icebergs that break off and drift in the oceans, the glaciers on our high mountain ranges, our winter snow, the ice on lakes and the polar oceans, and the frozen ground in much of the Arctic landscape called permafrost. Rising sea levels, ocean warming and acidification, melting glaciers, and permafrost also will also happen faster – and with it, the risks to humanity and the living planet increase.

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Dwindling Antarctic sea ice driving more storms, study warns
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Dwindling Antarctic sea ice driving more storms, study warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dwindling Antarctic sea ice is driving more storms in the Southern Ocean, a new study …

Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say

Raw Story  

The record-breaking retreat of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to more frequent storms over newly exposed parts of the Southern Ocean, according to a study published Wednesday. Scientists know that the loss of Antarctic sea ice can diminish penguin numbers, cause ice shelves to melt in warmer waters, and impede the Southern Ocean from absorbing carbon dioxide. Using …

Climate change: Arctic Ocean may see first ice-free day in 2027: Study
1 month ago

Climate change: Arctic Ocean may see first ice-free day in 2027: Study

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A new study has suggested that the Arctic Ocean could experience its earliest ice-free day within three years, based on conditions similar to the 2023 sea ice area minimum, implying that the first summer to nearly eliminate all of the Arctic’s sea ice could occur as soon as 2027 A new study has suggested that the Arctic Ocean could experience …

Nearly all Arctic sea ice could melt by the summer of 2027, scientists warn
1 month ago

Nearly all Arctic sea ice could melt by the summer of 2027, scientists warn

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly all of the Arctic’s sea ice could melt by the summer of 2027, a …

The Arctic could be ice free by 2027 - marking an 'ominous milestone' for the planet, scientists warn
1 month ago

The Arctic could be ice free by 2027 - marking an 'ominous milestone' for the planet, scientists warn

Daily Mail  

The Arctic could be ice-free within three years in an 'ominous milestone' for the planet, a new study warns. While the disappearance of Arctic sea ice will lead to huge changes to the planet's climate and weather patterns, it will not lead to big changes in sea levels. Scientists warn that the Arctic sea ice could vanish as early as …

Antarctic researchers warn of possible 'catastrophic' sea level rise within our lifetime in group statement
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Antarctic researchers warn of possible 'catastrophic' sea level rise within our lifetime in group statement

ABC  

Hundreds of polar researchers have issued an emergency statement calling for urgent action to deal with the impacts of climate change in Antarctica. "Nowhere on Earth is there a greater cause of uncertainty in sea level rise projections than from East Antarctica, in Australia's backyard," the statement says. The statement says "recent research has shown record-low sea ice, extreme heatwaves …

NASA data provides crucial insights for tackling rising sea levels globally
1 month, 3 weeks ago

NASA data provides crucial insights for tackling rising sea levels globally

India TV News  

Coastal communities across the world are facing the harsh realities of rising sea levels, threatening infrastructure and daily life. NASA Collaborates with Global Agencies for Sea-Level Data NASA has released a comprehensive tool designed to help governments and organizations around the world combat the challenges posed by rising sea levels. Collaborating with institutions like the US Department of Defense, the …

'Serious risk' of vital ocean current collapse by 2100, warn scientists
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Serious risk' of vital ocean current collapse by 2100, warn scientists

Raw Story  

A group of 44 climate scientists from 15 different countries warn there is a "serious risk" that soaring global temperatures will trigger the "catastrophic" collapse of a crucial system of ocean currents—and possibly sooner than established estimates considered likely. "Given that the outcome would be catastrophic and impacting the entire world for centuries to come, we believe more needs to …

Damning climate change report reveals how records were smashed for greenhouse gas concentrations, global temperatures and sea level rise last year - as experts warn '2023 will linger long in the memor
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Damning climate change report reveals how records were smashed for greenhouse gas concentrations, global temperatures and sea level rise last year - as experts warn '2023 will linger long in the memor

Daily Mail  

A damning climate change report has confirmed that 2023 was a year of new climate records. The report, titled State of the Climate, shows that greenhouse gas concentrations were the highest on record last year, with carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide all reaching their highest measured atmospheric levels. It highlights six key climate change records that were smashed in …

We’ve underestimated the ‘Doomsday’ glacier - and results could be devastating
7 months, 2 weeks ago

We’ve underestimated the ‘Doomsday’ glacier - and results could be devastating

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Thwaites Glacier — dubbed the “Doomsday” glacier because of the grave impacts for global sea level rise if …

The Arctic Ocean could be ‘ice-free’ within the decade, researchers warn
10 months ago

The Arctic Ocean could be ‘ice-free’ within the decade, researchers warn

LA Times  

The loss of Arctic sea ice has long been a graphic measure of human-caused climate change, with wrenching images of suffering polar bears illustrating a worsening planetary crisis. Now, new research has found that Arctic Ocean sea ice is shrinking even faster than previously thought — and that the Arctic may start to see its first “ice-free” days within the …

Data Munching | We can't turn a blind eye to climate change when sea surface temperatures rise
11 months, 1 week ago

Data Munching | We can't turn a blind eye to climate change when sea surface temperatures rise

Hindustan Times  

Much has been written about how 2023 was the warmest year in the world in recorded history. On January 11, data from Copernicus Climate Change Service of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts confirmed that 2023 was the warmest ever year on record and by a massive margin. Sea surface temperatures — the temperature of the ocean’s surface layer …

Researchers release animated models of rising sea levels drowning coastal cities
1 year, 1 month ago

Researchers release animated models of rising sea levels drowning coastal cities

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Climate scientists with Climate Central have curated a collection of animated models showing us what 196 cities will look …

On the cusp of climate talks, UN chief Guterres visits crucial Antarctica
1 year, 1 month ago

On the cusp of climate talks, UN chief Guterres visits crucial Antarctica

The Hindu  

On the cusp of the COP28 climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited frozen but rapidly melting Antarctica and said Thursday that intense action must be taken at the conference where countries will address their commitments to lowering emissions of planet-warming gases. He described the U.N. climate change conference that begins in Dubai next week as an opportunity for nations …

Humans may have lost control of West Antarctic Ice Shelf melting, study finds
1 year, 2 months ago

Humans may have lost control of West Antarctic Ice Shelf melting, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Humans “may have lost control” of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet – with inevitable melting …

Climate change: Antarctic winter sea ice hits record low
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate change: Antarctic winter sea ice hits record low

Live Mint  

Sea ice in Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the United States National Snow and Ice Data Center said earlier this week, emphasising the urgency to address concerns about the increasingly devastating impact of climate change at the southern pole. This year, sea ice covered less than 17 million square kilometres of the Antarctic, which is 1 million square …

Climate change will raise sea levels, cause apocalyptic floods and displace almost a billion people
1 year, 4 months ago

Climate change will raise sea levels, cause apocalyptic floods and displace almost a billion people

Salon  

When climatologist Dr. Twila Moon described a future of climate change-caused horrors as "baked in," she may not have intended to create a darkly apt pun for global warming. "Sea level rise from our past of heat trapping emissions is really baked in for the next few decades," Moon, who is the deputy lead scientist at NASA's National Snow and …

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find
1 year, 5 months ago

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find

Associated Press  

Even in Antarctica — one of the most remote and desolate places on Earth — scientists say they are finding shattered temperature records and an increase in the size and number of wacky weather events. The continent “is not a static giant frozen in time,” they said, but instead feels climate change’s wrath and extremes “sporadically and unpredictably.” Anna Hogg, …

No quick fix to reverse ‘astonishing’ Antarctic sea ice loss: Scientists
1 year, 5 months ago

No quick fix to reverse ‘astonishing’ Antarctic sea ice loss: Scientists

Al Jazeera  

This year’s sea ice minimum is 20 percent lower than the average over the last 40 years, researchers say. There’s no quick fix to replacing this ice,” said Caroline Holmes, polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey and one of the study’s co-authors. This year’s sea ice minimum is 20 percent lower than the average over the last 40 …

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find
1 year, 5 months ago

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find

LA Times  

Penguins walk on the shore of Bahia Almirantazgo in Antarctica on Jan. 27, 2015. The continent “is not a static giant frozen in time,” they said, but instead feels climate change’s wrath and extremes “sporadically and unpredictably.” Anna Hogg, a co-author on the paper and professor at the University of Leeds, said that their work illustrates complex and connected changes …

Antarctica is missing an area of sea ice the size of Greenland in a ‘shocking’ climate trend
1 year, 5 months ago

Antarctica is missing an area of sea ice the size of Greenland in a ‘shocking’ climate trend

The Independent  

Even in an era of alarming climate records, a worrying slew of milestones has already been passed in 2023 as our planet warms. “If you took an average of sea ice extent around the coast, the sea ice would extend around 1,000km out from the coast, but this year the recordings mean it’s about 100km further back than in a …

Opinion: Florida’s sea temperature hit 101. What does that mean for the world’s oceans?
1 year, 5 months ago

Opinion: Florida’s sea temperature hit 101. What does that mean for the world’s oceans?

LA Times  

“Who hears the fishes when they cry?” — Henry David Thoreau Until I was 15, I thought I was born too soon to explore alien worlds. Ocean temperatures around the Florida Keys hit an unprecedented 101.1 degrees this July, resulting in the worst coral bleaching in the reef system’s history. A new report in Nature Communications projects that with the …

Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030s, say scientists
1 year, 6 months ago

Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030s, say scientists

The Hindu  

The Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by the 2030s, even if we do a good job of reducing emissions between now and then. As it is at the frontline of climate change, the eyes of many scientists and local indigenous people have been on the sea ice that covers much of the Arctic Ocean in winter. Data | …

Explained | What is happening to Arctic sea ice?
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | What is happening to Arctic sea ice?

The Hindu  

The story so far: A recent study in the Nature journal says that the loss of Arctic sea ice is inevitable in the decades ahead, even if the world somehow gets its act together and sharply reduces carbon emissions. As the amount of sea ice decreases, the Arctic region’s cooling effect is reduced, and this may initiate a ‘feedback loop’ …

Has the future sea level rise been correctly estimated?
1 year, 7 months ago

Has the future sea level rise been correctly estimated?

The Hindu  

Researchers have uncovered a previously unseen way in which ice and an ocean interacts. According to glaciologists, this could mean that the climate community has been vastly underestimating the magnitude of future sea level rise caused by polar ice deterioration. Using satellite radar data from three European missions, the team learned that the Petermann Glacier’s grounding line — where ice …

‘A year of extremes’: What World Meteorological Organization’s 2022 report says about the state of global climate
1 year, 8 months ago

‘A year of extremes’: What World Meteorological Organization’s 2022 report says about the state of global climate

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The UN agency’s 2022 report has some worrying findings about climate change that has fuelled extreme weather events. Published on Friday, the State of Global Climate 2022 report by the World Meteorological Organization makes some worrying revelations about record-high temperatures, melting glaciers and rising pollution. What have the findings of WMO’s report on the state of global climate revealed about …

Melting Antarctic ice may strangle vital ocean currents
1 year, 9 months ago

Melting Antarctic ice may strangle vital ocean currents

Salon  

As Antarctic ice melts, all of that fresh water pours into the ocean, essentially diluting it by reducing its salinity. It found that the world is on the verge of a potentially catastrophic slowdown, which could have a devastating effect on climate change, marine ecosystems, and the stability of Antarctic ice. "Our modeling shows that if global carbon emissions continue …

Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows
1 year, 9 months ago

Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows

The Hindu  

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world's oceans, and could have a disastrous impact on the global climate, the marine food chain and even the stability of ice shelves, new research has found. "That's stunning to see that happen so quickly," said Alan Mix, a paleoclimatologist at Oregon State University and co-author …

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice could affect oceans ‘for centuries’
1 year, 9 months ago

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice could affect oceans ‘for centuries’

Al Jazeera  

Scientists warn deep ocean water flows from the Antarctic could decline by 40 percent by 2050, threatening the collapse of circulation crucial for planetary systems. Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world’s oceans and could have a disastrous effect on global climate, the marine food chain, and even the stability of ice …

World’s scientists say 1.5C still achievable but ‘humanity on thin ice’
1 year, 9 months ago

World’s scientists say 1.5C still achievable but ‘humanity on thin ice’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After five years of meetings, reports and debate, the world’s scientific community has delivered an …

The state of the climate in 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

The state of the climate in 2023

BBC  

The state of the climate in 2023 Ina Fassbender / Getty Images A total of 28 countries experienced their warmest year on record in 2022, including the UK, Germany and China In the last few years, the world has experienced extreme weather, record temperatures and rapid ice melt. "You don't need the hottest year globally ever to experience the hottest …

The UN’s climate handbook for a ‘liveable’ future
1 year, 9 months ago

The UN’s climate handbook for a ‘liveable’ future

Al Jazeera  

Hitting the 2015 Paris Agreement temperature goals will require a massive reduction in fossil fuel use and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, IPCC reports say. Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years but deadly heatwaves, storms and floods amplified by global warming could be a foretaste as planet-heating fossil fuels put a “liveable” future at …

Antarctic sea ice hits new record low in 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

Antarctic sea ice hits new record low in 2023

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Antarctic sea ice has likely shrunk to a record low, US scientists announced on Monday, …

UN chief: Rising seas risk ‘death sentence’ for some nations
1 year, 10 months ago

UN chief: Rising seas risk ‘death sentence’ for some nations

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief warned Tuesday that global sea levels have risen faster since 1900 and their relentless increase puts countries like Bangladesh, China, India and the Netherlands at risk and acutely endangers nearly 900 million people living in low-lying coastal areas. In a grim speech to the Security Council’s first-ever meeting on the threat to international …

UN chief says rising seas a ‘death sentence’ for some countries
1 year, 10 months ago

UN chief says rising seas a ‘death sentence’ for some countries

Al Jazeera  

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the threat posed by rising sea levels to hundreds of millions of people living in low-lying coastal areas and small island states as new data reveals seas have risen rapidly since 1900. In a stark address to the first UN Security Council debate on the implications of rising sea levels for international …

900m at risk from rising sea levels with ‘unthinkable consequences’
1 year, 10 months ago

900m at risk from rising sea levels with ‘unthinkable consequences’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “And rising seas threaten the very existence of some low-lying communities and even countries.” Mr Guterres cited research by …

Climate Crisis: World’s oceans hit record high heat in 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

Climate Crisis: World’s oceans hit record high heat in 2022

Live Mint  

When we think of the climate crisis, the first thing we usually think of is the way that global air temperatures are rising. As has been amply demonstrated by climate science, it’s the oceans that first absorb the excess heat generated by our burning of fossil fuels like oil and coal. The paper, Another Year Of Record Heat For The …

Two-thirds of the world’s glaciers are on track to disappear by 2100, study says
2 years ago

Two-thirds of the world’s glaciers are on track to disappear by 2100, study says

LA Times  

Chunks of ice float on Mendenhall Lake in front of the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska, in May 2022. In an also unlikely worst-case scenario of several degrees of warming, 83% of the world’s glaciers would likely disappear by the year 2100, the study said. Scientists used computer simulations to calculate, using different levels of warming, how many glaciers would …

The Arctic is getting wetter: How shifting seasons will affect the wildlife and ecosystem
2 years ago

The Arctic is getting wetter: How shifting seasons will affect the wildlife and ecosystem

Firstpost  

Arctic precipitation is increasing throughout the year, and the seasons are shifting. Ship traffic in the Arctic is also increasing, bringing new risks to fragile ecosystems, and the Greenland ice sheet is continuing to send freshwater and ice into the ocean, raising global sea level In the annual Arctic Report Card, released 13 December 2022, we brought together 144 other …

Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet will cause sea levels to rise by more than 10 INCHES
2 years, 4 months ago

Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet will cause sea levels to rise by more than 10 INCHES

Daily Mail  

The melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet will cause global sea levels to rise by more than 10 inches – even if the whole world stops burning fossil fuels today, a new study has warned. 'In the foreseeable scenario that global warming will only continue, the contribution of the Greenland Ice Sheet to sea level rise will only continue increasing,' …

Mother Earth needs collective climate action, now
2 years, 4 months ago

Mother Earth needs collective climate action, now

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY News has been coming thick and fast. If global warming drives temperatures above 2 degrees Celsius, the East Antarctic ice sheet could melt, pushing up sea level by many meters. The total loss of the West Antarctic ice sheet would raise the sea level by 5 meters. As for the Greenland ice sheet, which could cause a …

Mother Earth needs collective climate action, now
2 years, 4 months ago

Mother Earth needs collective climate action, now

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY News has been coming thick and fast. If global warming drives temperatures above 2 degrees Celsius, the East Antarctic ice sheet could melt, pushing up sea level by many meters. The total loss of the West Antarctic ice sheet would raise the sea level by 5 meters. As for the Greenland ice sheet, which could cause a …

Antarctic sea ice reaches second lowest level in 44 YEARS
2 years, 9 months ago

Antarctic sea ice reaches second lowest level in 44 YEARS

Daily Mail  

Antarctic sea ice has reached its second lowest level in almost half a century, new satellite data reveals, as scientists warn that the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could cause global sea levels to rise by up to 10 feet. Scientists have revealed the first evidence that rising greenhouse gases have a long-term warming effect on the Amundsen …

Rise in Sea Level to Affect Mumbai, Kolkata May Have to Brace for Storms. What IPCC's New Report Reveals
2 years, 10 months ago

Rise in Sea Level to Affect Mumbai, Kolkata May Have to Brace for Storms. What IPCC's New Report Reveals

News 18  

A report curated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday ringed alarm that several disasters induced by climate change are likely in the next two decades even if greenhouse gas emission is reduced. While placing India at the high-risk zone, the IPCC report also noted that over 3.5 billion people or 45 per cent of the global population …

Ocean temperatures ‘relentlessly increasing’ due to climate crisis
2 years, 11 months ago

Ocean temperatures ‘relentlessly increasing’ due to climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The ocean heat content is relentlessly increasing, globally, and this is a primary indicator of human-induced climate change,” said …

Not just sea-level rise, melting of polar ice-caps is shifting the Earth from within
3 years, 3 months ago

Not just sea-level rise, melting of polar ice-caps is shifting the Earth from within

India Today  

As the leaders of the free world meet in Scotland's Glasgow this month, they will have a big challenge to steer the planet's survival as global warming and climate change unleash extreme events across the world. A new study shows how the continuous melting of the polar caps is leading to change in the shape of the planet in a …

Global warming to make extreme coastal events far more common: Study
3 years, 4 months ago

Global warming to make extreme coastal events far more common: Study

India Today  

Extreme coastal events happening every 100 years currently are expected to occur, on average, every year by the end of this century due to global warming, according to a study. The researchers predict that because of rising temperatures, extreme sea levels along coastlines globally will become 100 times more frequent by the end of the century in about half of …

IPCC Report 2021: Climate change is very real
3 years, 4 months ago

IPCC Report 2021: Climate change is very real

The Hindu  

Several of Bihar’s 38 districts are flood-hit — people have lost lives, homes continue to get damaged, and countless agricultural fields have been inundated. These are numbing data, as numbing as the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ’s Sixth Assessment Report. It adds that these temperature changes are further ‘amplified at the regional scale by regional processes such as …

There’s a Silver Lining in the Extremely Bleak New Climate Report
55 years ago

There’s a Silver Lining in the Extremely Bleak New Climate Report

Slate  

The United Nations’ climate change research group issued a new report on Monday with an unequivocal finding: We’re in deep trouble. The worldwide cohort of 234 scientists who contributed to the report stated that humans are “unequivocally” responsible for this state of affairs, which will affect “all regions” of the globe—including supposedly climate-friendly cities—by hastening the frequency of heat waves, …

IPCC report: 10 key takeaways from world’s most comprehensive climate assessment
3 years, 5 months ago

IPCC report: 10 key takeaways from world’s most comprehensive climate assessment

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Humans’ role in climate crisis ‘unequivocal’ The summary of the report begins with a stark opening message: “It is …

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