Arctic warming threatens wider world with rising seas: Report
1 year ago

Arctic warming threatens wider world with rising seas: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Arctic experienced the warmest summer on record this year, contributing to extraordinary wildfires and melting glaciers while threatening the rest of the world with problems including higher sea levels, a U.S. report said on Tuesday. The report found that "irreversible climate harms caused by an overheating Arctic will continue to reverberate across North America and Eurasia Summer surface air temperatures in the Arctic were the highest since at least 1900 as the Arctic continues to warm twice as fast as the rest of the globe because of human-caused climate change, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2023 Arctic Report Card. "Arctic warming has far-reaching long-term consequences beyond the region," the report said as land ice losses contribute to rising seas that threaten housing, transportation and businesses in coastal cities. The report found that "irreversible climate harms caused by an overheating Arctic will continue to reverberate across North America and Eurasia," said Brenda Ekwurzel, the director of climate science at the Union of Concerned Scientists, who has conducted climate research in the Arctic but did not contribute to the report. The report also detailed "unequivocal evidence of Arctic greening" as warmer temperatures, increased precipitation and melting permafrost result in shrubs and trees taking over grassland and tundra.

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All Arctic ice could melt by 2027, warn scientists
2 weeks, 5 days ago

All Arctic ice could melt by 2027, warn scientists

India Today  

An alarming new study reveals that the Arctic could experience its first summer with nearly all sea ice melted as early as 2027, marking a significant milestone in climate change. The research indicates that the Arctic sea ice is diminishing at an unprecedented rate of over 12% per decade due to rising greenhouse gas emissions. This year, the National Snow …

The Arctic could be ice free by 2027 - marking an 'ominous milestone' for the planet, scientists warn
2 weeks, 6 days 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 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 …

The Arctic Ocean could be ‘ice-free’ within the decade, researchers warn
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Greenland lost 20% more ice than previously estimated: Study
11 months ago

Greenland lost 20% more ice than previously estimated: Study

Live Mint  

Due to global warming, glaciers in Greenland are melting five times faster than 20 years ago, scientists from the University of Copenhagen revealed in November last year. According to a Reuters report, if the ancient ice sheet were to melt away completely, it would raise sea levels by at least 20 feet. The melting of Greenland’s ice sheet, the second-largest …

Greenland has lost more ice than previously thought: study
11 months ago

Greenland has lost more ice than previously thought: study

The Hindu  

Climate change has caused Greenland’s ice sheet to lose 20% more ice than previously thought, according to research published Wednesday that used satellite imagery to track the retreat of glaciers over the past four decades. Previous studies have found that about 5,000 gigatons of ice has been lost from the surface of the Greenland ice sheet in the past two …

Scientists reveal how Greenland Ice Sheet has shrunk over past four decades
11 months ago

Scientists reveal how Greenland Ice Sheet has shrunk over past four decades

Hindustan Times  

The Greenland Ice Sheet lost 5,091 sq km of area between 1985 and 2022, according to a study in the journal Nature published on Wednesday, the first full ice-sheet wide estimate of area loss on that scale. It suggests previous estimates of changes to the Greenland Ice Sheet's mass balance - how much snow and ice is accumulated each year …

Greenland glaciers melt five times faster than 20 years ago
1 year, 1 month ago

Greenland glaciers melt five times faster than 20 years ago

The Hindu  

Global warming has increased the speed at which glaciers in Greenland are melting by fivefold over the last 20 years, scientists from the University of Copenhagen said on Friday. Greenland's ice melt is of particular concern, as the ancient ice sheet holds enough water to raise sea levels by at least 20 feet if it were to melt away entirely. …

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 …

Scientists count huge melts in many protective Antarctic ice shelves. Trillions of tons of ice lost.
1 year, 2 months ago

Scientists count huge melts in many protective Antarctic ice shelves. Trillions of tons of ice lost.

Associated Press  

Four dozen Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997 and 28 of those have lost more than half of their ice in that time, reports a new study that surveyed these crucial “gatekeepers’’ between the frozen continent’s massive glaciers and open ocean. Of the continent’s 162 ice shelves, 68 show significant shrinking between 1997 and 2021, …

Climate change: Antarctic winter sea ice hits record low
1 year, 2 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 …

Arctic ice at its 6th lowest on record as Earth warms, Antarctic sees low growth
1 year, 2 months ago

Arctic ice at its 6th lowest on record as Earth warms, Antarctic sees low growth

India Today  

As Earth gets warms due to global warming, the polar regions are witnessing strange changes. Scientists tracked that on September 19, 2023, the Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent of 4.23 million square kilometers, marking it as the sixth-lowest year in the satellite record. Meanwhile, on September 10, Antarctic sea ice hit its lowest maximum extent on record …

The impact of 'global boiling': Shocking before and after photos reveal just how much the Greenland Ice Sheet melted during the 'hottest month ever recorded on Earth'
1 year, 4 months ago

The impact of 'global boiling': Shocking before and after photos reveal just how much the Greenland Ice Sheet melted during the 'hottest month ever recorded on Earth'

Daily Mail  

Shocking before and after photos reveal just how much the Greenland Ice Sheet melted during the 'hottest month ever recorded on Earth'. According to scientists, snow falls on the Greenland Ice Sheet every winter and acts as a protective layer for the glacier ice underneath during the summer. ‹ Slide me › The new images, taken by the US's Landsat …

'Bad news': Unexpected melting of Greenland glacier could double sea-level rise projections
1 year, 7 months ago

'Bad news': Unexpected melting of Greenland glacier could double sea-level rise projections

Raw Story  

A glacier in the north of Greenland is melting faster and in a different way than scientists previously thought, and this has troubling implications for the future speed of global sea-level rise. The Petermann Glacier is a massive glacier in Northwest Greenland that contains enough ice to raise sea levels by a little more than a foot, the study authors …

Seven worst years for polar ice sheet melting occurred in past decade: study
1 year, 8 months ago

Seven worst years for polar ice sheet melting occurred in past decade: study

The Hindu  

Scientists report that the seven worst years for polar ice sheets melting and losing ice have occurred during the past decade, with 2019 being the worst year on record. In their study, the researchers found that earth’s polar ice sheets lost 7,560 billion tonnes of ice between 1992 and 2020, which is equivalent to an ice cube that would be …

Greenland's melt goes into hyper-drive with unprecedented ice loss in modern times
1 year, 8 months ago

Greenland's melt goes into hyper-drive with unprecedented ice loss in modern times

ABC  

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new, comprehensive international study. Key points: From 1992 to 1996, the two ice sheets — which hold 99 per cent the world's freshwater ice — shrank by more than 100 billion tonnes a …

‘Devastating’ melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Devastating’ melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found

Associated Press  

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new comprehensive international study. “This is a devastating trajectory,” said U.S. National Snow and Ice Center Deputy Lead Scientist Twila Moon, who wasn’t part of the study. “These rates of ice loss are …

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 …

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | Extent of Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in February
1 year, 9 months ago

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | Extent of Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in February

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 09, 2023 10:40 IST - 1 MIN READ Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center of NASA at the University of Colorado Boulder reported that Antarctic sea ice likely reached its minimum extent for 2023, at 1.79 million square kilometres on February 21. “Antarctica’s response to climate change has been different from the Arctic’s,” said …

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is Melting. Here's Why You — Sitting 12,000 Km Away — Should Worry
1 year, 9 months ago

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is Melting. Here's Why You — Sitting 12,000 Km Away — Should Worry

News 18  

Thwaites Glacier, often known as the “doomsday glacier,” is on the edge of collapsing, according to new assessments. The total collapse of the Thwaites might result in a sea level rise of more than two feet, devastating coastal cities around the world, explains the CNN report. The Thwaites is also acting as a natural dam to the surrounding ice in …

Antarctic sea ice hits new record low in 2023
1 year, 9 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, …

Greenland temperatures the warmest in more than 1,000 years, new data show
1 year, 11 months ago

Greenland temperatures the warmest in more than 1,000 years, new data show

ABC  

A sharp spike in Greenland temperatures since 1995 shows the giant northern island is 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than its 20th-century average, the warmest it has been in more than 1,000 years, new ice core data show. What had been happening in Greenland is that natural weather variability — undulations because of an occasional weather system called Greenland blocking — …

Greenland Ice Sheet is hottest it has ever been and will cause sea levels to rise by 20in by 2100
1 year, 11 months ago

Greenland Ice Sheet is hottest it has ever been and will cause sea levels to rise by 20in by 2100

Daily Mail  

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the hottest it has ever been and will cause global sea levels to rise by 20 inches by 2100 if it keeps warming at the same pace, scientists have warned. Concern: The Greenland Ice Sheet is the hottest it has ever been and will cause global sea levels to rise by 20 inches by 2100 …

Greenland ice sheet at its warmest level in past 1,000 years – study
1 year, 11 months ago

Greenland ice sheet at its warmest level in past 1,000 years – study

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 The Greenland ice sheet was warmer in the first decade of this century compared to …

New ice core analysis shows Greenland rapidly warming
1 year, 11 months ago

New ice core analysis shows Greenland rapidly warming

LA Times  

A sharp increase in Greenland’s temperatures since 1995 showed the northern island 2.7 degrees hotter than its 20th century average, according to new ice core data. A sharp rise in Greenland temperatures since 1995 showed the giant northern island 2.7 degrees higher than its 20th century average, the highest in more than 1,000 years, according to new ice core data. …

Two-thirds of the world’s glaciers are on track to disappear by 2100, study says
1 year, 11 months 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 …

Melting ice in the Arctic could unleash 100,000 TONNES of pathogens, study warns
2 years, 1 month ago

Melting ice in the Arctic could unleash 100,000 TONNES of pathogens, study warns

Daily Mail  

A new study has warned that more than 100,000 tonnes of microbes could be released into rivers and lakes as the world's glaciers melt. Researchers have warned that more than 100,000 tonnes of microbes could be released as the world's glaciers melt The Arctic is warming nearly FOUR TIMES faster than the rest of the world The Arctic is warming …

Melting Greenland ice sheet could cause sea levels to rise by 0.5 INCHES by the end of the century
2 years, 1 month ago

Melting Greenland ice sheet could cause sea levels to rise by 0.5 INCHES by the end of the century

Daily Mail  

Melting of the Northeast Greenland Ice Sheet could cause sea levels to rise by half an inch by the end of the century, a new study has warned. Researchers from Denmark and the US used satellite data and numerical models to examine ice loss from the sheet since 2012. Researchers from Denmark and the US used satellite data and numerical …

Greenland could be vulnerable to climate change from both rising air and sea temperatures
2 years, 2 months ago

Greenland could be vulnerable to climate change from both rising air and sea temperatures

Daily Mail  

Climate change may be having more impact on the melting Greenland ice sheet than previously thought, new research suggests. 'But ice cubes in a drink will also melt faster if you stir the drink, and rising air temperatures in Greenland effectively result in a stirring of the ocean close to the ice sheet, causing faster melting of the ice sheet …

Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level by 10 inches
2 years, 3 months ago

Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level by 10 inches

Live Mint  

Greenland's rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches -- more than twice as much as previously forecast — according to a study published Monday. “This ice has been consigned to the ocean, regardless of what climate scenario we take now.” Study lead author Jason Box, a glaciologist at the Greenland survey, said …

Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches
2 years, 3 months ago

Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches

The Hindu  

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches -- more than twice as much as previously forecast — according to a study published Monday. “This ice has been consigned to the ocean, regardless of what climate scenario we take now.” Study lead author Jason Box, a glaciologist at the Greenland survey, said …

Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches
2 years, 3 months ago

Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches

Associated Press  

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches -- more than twice as much as previously forecast — according to a study published Monday. “This ice has been consigned to the ocean, regardless of what climate scenario we take now.” Study lead author Jason Box, a glaciologist at the Greenland survey, said …

Greenland ice losses set to raise global sea levels by nearly a foot, new research shows
2 years, 3 months ago

Greenland ice losses set to raise global sea levels by nearly a foot, new research shows

CNN  

CNN — Widespread ice losses from Greenland have locked in nearly a foot of global sea level rise that’s set to come in the near future – and new research suggests there is no way to stop it, even if the world stopped releasing planet-heating emissions today. The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, found that the …

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, 8 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 …

Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom up
2 years, 10 months ago

Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom up

Daily Mail  

Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom up and is now the largest single contributor to global sea level rise, a new study has warned. Warning: Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom up and is now the largest single contributor to global sea level rise, a new study has found Researchers have observed 'unprecedented' rates of melting …

Highest glacier on Mount Everest loses 2,000 years of ice in three decades
2 years, 10 months ago

Highest glacier on Mount Everest loses 2,000 years of ice in three decades

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. Mount Everest’s South Col Glacier, standing nearly 8,000m above sea level, has lost ice accumulated over 2,000 years in …

US study: Record highs, rain and beaver damage in Arctic
3 years ago

US study: Record highs, rain and beaver damage in Arctic

Associated Press  

The Arctic continues to deteriorate from global warming, not setting as many records this year as in the past, but still changing so rapidly that federal scientists call it alarming in their annual Arctic report card. “The trends are consistent, alarming and undeniable,” U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Rick Spinrad said presenting the findings by 111 scientists from …

Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic
3 years, 1 month ago

Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic

Associated Press  

While conducting research in Greenland, ice scientist Twila Moon was struck this summer by what climate change has doomed Earth to lose and what could still be saved. The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the planet and is on such a knife’s edge of survival that the U.N. climate negotiations underway in Scotland this week …

Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic
3 years, 1 month ago

Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Arctic is warming three times faster than the …

Earth gets hotter, deadlier during decades of climate talks
3 years, 1 month ago

Earth gets hotter, deadlier during decades of climate talks

Associated Press  

World leaders have been meeting for 29 years to try to curb global warming, and in that time Earth has become a much hotter and deadlier planet. Now, the 91-year-old activist said, that hope has been smothered: “The ice is melting.. Everything is bad.. Thirty years of degradation.” Data analyzed by The Associated Press from government figures and scientific reports …

Not just sea-level rise, melting of polar ice-caps is shifting the Earth from within
3 years, 2 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 …

Climate change: Summer ice cover in the Arctic hits minimum point, 12th lowest on record
3 years, 2 months ago

Climate change: Summer ice cover in the Arctic hits minimum point, 12th lowest on record

India Today  

Sea ice in the Arctic has hit the annual minimum extent after disappearing in the 2021 Northern Hemisphere spring and summer. Satellite observations indicate that the current ice cover in the region is 12th-lowest on record as the minimum extent of Arctic sea ice dropped to 4.72 million square kilometres. The last 15 years are the lowest 15 minimum extents …

Rain on Greenland ice sheet signals climate change risk
3 years, 4 months ago

Rain on Greenland ice sheet signals climate change risk

Hindustan Times  

Rain fell at the highest point on Greenland's ice sheet -- possibly for the first time -- in an event Danish scientists on Monday said was most likely driven by climate change. The rain was observed for several hours on August 14 at a measuring post more than 3,000 metres up on the sheet, the US Snow and Ice Data …

Greenland rainfall has scientists worried about melting ice caps
3 years, 4 months ago

Greenland rainfall has scientists worried about melting ice caps

ABC  

Scientists say rain falling on Greenland's highest point for the first time on record is another worrying sign of warming for the ice sheet, which is melting at an increasing rate. Greenland ice melting unmatched Photo shows An aerial view showing the Greenland ice sheet meeting bare land. The Greenland ice sheet is now melting faster than any time in …

Earth is losing 33,000 square miles of ice every year because of climate change, scientists warn
3 years, 5 months ago

Earth is losing 33,000 square miles of ice every year because of climate change, scientists warn

Daily Mail  

A new study notes that Earth has lost enough ice every year since 1979 to fill Lake Superior because of climate change. The research notes that the planet has lost approximately 33,000 square miles of ice every year from 1979 until 2016. Earth has lost enough ice every year since 1979 to fill Lake Superior because of climate change The …

Arctic's 'Last Ice Area' surprises scientists, shows early signs of melting
3 years, 5 months ago

Arctic's 'Last Ice Area' surprises scientists, shows early signs of melting

Firstpost  

While most of the Arctic could be free of ice in the summer by mid-century, they thought the Last Ice Area won’t be ice-free until 2100. Part of the Arctic is nicknamed the “Last Ice Area,” because floating sea ice there is usually so thick that it’s likely to withstand global warming for decades. While scientists have said most of …

Arctic’s ‘Last Ice Area’ shows earlier-than-expected melt
3 years, 5 months ago

Arctic’s ‘Last Ice Area’ shows earlier-than-expected melt

Associated Press  

Part of the Arctic is nicknamed the “Last Ice Area,” because floating sea ice there is usually so thick that it’s likely to withstand global warming for decades. While scientists have said most of the Arctic could be free of summer sea ice by mid-century, the Last Ice Area was not part of that equation. In the past, thicker Wandel …

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