Greenland Has Lost 3.8 Trillion Tonnes of Ice Since 1992
Greenland has lost 3.8 trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, according to our latest research. It can be hard to imagine a number that big: 3.8 trillion tonnes is 3,800…
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Preventing Climate Change Cheaper Than Dealing With Its Damage
World leaders need to urgently accelerate efforts to prevent “profound, if not catastrophic” climate change in future, a distinguished group of scientists has warned. According to their new study published…
Changing Climate Linked to Major Changes in Flooding Across Europe
The impact of a changing climate on the severity of flooding has been demonstrated in the largest-scale study of its kind – with parts of northern Britain seeing the largest…
Climate Crisis: Migration Cannot Be the Only Option for People Living on ‘Drowning’ Islands
The evidence of the climate crisis is now undeniable. But state responses to climate change often have social and political motivations, rather than addressing the realities of this threat. Since…
Heatwave ‘Completely Obliterated’ the Record for Europe’s Hottest Ever June
June was hot. Really hot. That much we knew. What we didn’t know was just how hot it was – not just in parts of Europe, but around the world.…
Impacts From Extreme Weather Shape Climate Beliefs
New study finds that how our community or neighborhood fares in an extreme storm or flood may have a stronger, more lasting effect on climate beliefs than individual losses do.…
Melting Small Glaciers Could Add 10 Inches (25cm) to Sea Levels
A new review of glacier research data paints a picture of a future planet with a lot less ice and a lot more water. Glaciers worldwide are projected to lose…
Sea Level Rise May Double Forecast for 2100
Scientists say global sea level rise could far exceed predictions because of faster melting in Greenland and Antarctica, reports Alex Kirby for Climate News Network. LONDON, 22 May, 2019 −…
Fast Arctic Melt Could Cost $70 Trillion
Polar change, notably the fast Arctic melt, could impose huge costs on world economies. New evidence shows how rapidly the frozen north is changing, reports Tim Radford for Climate News…
After Floods Drench Eastern Zimbabwe, Water Shortages Parch Harare
Climate change is bringing more weather extremes, and Zimbabwe this year is suffering from opposite crises at once: floods and drought HARARE, April 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As eastern…
WMO Confirms Past 4 Years Were Warmest on Record
Geneva, 6 February 2019: In a clear sign of continuing long-term climate change associated with record atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 have been confirmed as…
Melting Ice Sheets May Cause ‘Climate Chaos’ According to New Modelling
The weather these days is wild and will be wilder still within a century. In part, because the water from melting ice sheets off Greenland and in the Antarctic will…
Ocean Waves Pack Bigger and Stronger Punch
The ocean waves are now hitting harder than ever. As the world warms, they gain in energy, impact and height. LONDON, 23 January, 2019 – As the world’s seas warm,…
Polar Ice Loss Speeds Up by Leaps and Bounds
North and south, polar ice loss is happening faster than ever. Researchers now have a measure of the accelerating flow into the ocean, writes Tim Radford for Climate News Network.…
Warming May Mean Sea Levels 30cm Higher
Warmer oceans mean higher tides, bigger storm surges and heavier rainstorms. With ocean temperatures rising ever faster, sea levels 30 cms higher are possible by 2100. LONDON, 14 January, 2019…
Climate Change – the Human and Economic Outlook for Europeans
If warming rises more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels and no adequate adaptation measures are implemented, Europe is in danger of being exposed to more frequent and intense extreme weather…
