No way back for West Antarctic glaciers
Satellite data analysis reveals the ominous news that the melting glaciers of West Antarctica have passed the ‘point of no return’ as the southern hemisphere gets warmer LONDON, 22 May – The glaciers...
View ArticleGreenland ice may melt even faster
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Research scientists discover that the vulnerability of Greenland’s glaciers to global warming is much greater than feared, increasing the threat of rising sea levels around the...
View ArticleHow nature affects the carbon cycle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In Australia and the Arctic, scientists say, they have found unexpected ways in which natural processes are helping to compensate for global warming. LONDON, 1 June – The great...
View ArticleDark shadow falls on melting icecap
Dust blowing in from warming areas of the Arctic is causing the Greenland icecap to melt faster by reducing the whiteness that reflects light and keeps it cool LONDON, 13 June − French scientists have...
View ArticleUnderworld threat to melting icecap
Radar images of Greenland’s glaciers have revealed a spectacular underground landscape of “skyscraper” ice blocks created by a melt-and-freeze cycle that is accelerating the reduction of the icecap...
View ArticleHuman factor speeds up glacial melting
Scientists simulating changes in mountain glaciers over the last century and a half have established that rates of melting have increased greatly in recent years – and that humans are the main...
View ArticleSatellite mapping shows ice caps’ faster melt rate
Scientists have been able to measure more accurately than ever the thickness of the world’s major ice caps – revealing that melting is causing the loss of 500 cubic kms of ice annually. LONDON, 1...
View ArticleBluefin tuna follow prey to warming high Arctic
A research ship’s surprise catch of bluefin tuna further north than ever recorded indicates that climate change is restructuring the food web as the waters of east Greenland get warmer. LONDON, 8...
View ArticleIce melt dilutes Arctic sea’s CO2 clean-up role
New scientific research confirms that global warming is melting increasingly larger areas of Arctic sea ice − and reducing its vital function of removing CO2 from the atmosphere. LONDON, 26 September,...
View ArticleWhy Greenland is likely to melt more quickly
Scientists who have examined the role of the bedrock on which the Greenland ice sheet rests think it shows the huge island is more vulnerable than realised to global warming. LONDON, 1 October –...
View ArticleScience gains from clearer sight of Greenland’s ice melt
Research into how Greenland’s ice melts should lead to more accurate predictions of sea level rise and global warming. LONDON, 18 January, 2015 − Scientists in the US have used on-the-ice measurements...
View ArticleGreenland’s hidden meltwater lakes store up trouble
Scientists find evidence of vast “storage tanks” of water deep below the melting Greenland ice sheet that could have a major effect on sea level rise. LONDON, 5 February, 2015 − One small mystery that...
View ArticleGrowing concern over Iceland’s rising landmass
Satellite data confirms a global warming link between the melting of icecaps and an accelerating increase in the height of Icelandic hills. LONDON, 10 February, 2015 − Iceland is certainly going up in...
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Deep concerns as climate impacts on Gulf Stream flow
Ocean scientists find evidence of an increasing slowdown in the Atlantic’s “invisible river” that could seriously affect weather and sea levels in the US and Europe. LONDON, 25 March, 2015 − Climate...
View ArticleCut carbon now to avoid climate tipping points
The price to be paid for not cutting greenhouse gas emissions could push the planetary climate system closer to irreversible “tipping points”. LONDON, 3 April, 2015 – An international team of...
View ArticleAlaska’s glaciers melt faster as climate change speeds up
Climate change rather than natural causes is the main cause of Alaska’s glacier loss, which is set to speed up, US scientists say. LONDON, 30 June, 2015 – The glaciers of Alaska are melting and...
View ArticleGlobal warming threatens colder climate for Europe
New evidence that increased melting of sea ice as the Earth warms could weaken the Gulf Stream and reduce temperatures in western Europe. LONDON, 3 July, 2015 – Scientists have yet again warned that...
View ArticleHalf of climate safety level has gone
Global temperatures have risen by 1°C in the past 150 years, and one scientist says doubling that level could unleash catastrophic sea level rise this century. LONDON, 2 August, 2015 – The world is now...
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