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Tree Planting in the Arctic Could Accelerate Global Warming, Scientists Warn
Tree planting is widely promoted as a cost-effective way to reduce global warming due to trees' ability to store large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. However, an international group of scientists...
Landslide Triggered by Climate Change Caused Earth’s Vibration
A massive landslide caused by climate change in a remote part of Greenland created a megatsunami, causing the Earth to vibrate for nine days in September last year, according to newly released...
NASA Develops Underwater Robots for Climate Change Research (VIDEO)
According to predictions, by the end of the century, the melting of Antarctic ice sheets could cause sea levels to rise by a meter or more, with serious consequences for hundreds of...
Greenpeace Studies Vulnerable Marine Mammals in Targeted Deep Sea Mining Area
As the Norwegian government is moving forward with the opening of Arctic waters to deep sea mining exploration, Greenpeace Nordic and Greenpeace Germany set sail with a group of scientists and campaigners...
Arctic Report Card documents evidence of accelerating climate change
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric has issued its annual Arctic Report Card. It documents new evidence that warming of the air, ocean and land is affecting people, ecosystems and communities across...
How technology can make the climate crisis accessible, undeniable and actionable
We’ve all seen haunting images of receding glaciers, but how many of us have ventured into their melting heartlands, felt the ancient ice slipping away or heard the roar as it cascaded...
June was “3rd warmest on record”
The globe just had the third warmest June on record, according to Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, with widespread episodes of extreme heat. Antarctic sea ice was the lowest on record for...
Record Heat Sends Sea Ice Into Retreat, Worrying Scientists
The recent collapse of a 1,100km2 ice shelf in Antarctica came at a time of record high temperatures and is a symptom of a planet in a climate crisis, experts say.
The...
Number Of Wildfires Forecast to Rise by 50 per cent by 2100
Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent...
Another Wake-Up Call: Sea Ice Loss is Speeding Up
Last week, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic, 38C, on 20 June 2020. This warming is causing previously permanently frozen permafrost below ground to thaw.
The Arctic...
WMO Recognizes new Arctic Temperature Record of 38⁰C
A temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 June 2020 has been recognized as a new Arctic temperature record by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The temperature, more...
Ozone Layer Recovery is an Environmental Success Story
The World Meteorological Organization joins the rest of the international community in marking World Ozone Day on 16 September. It highlights the importance of safeguarding the Earth’s protective ozone layer and shows that...
Ozone Research Managers Say no Room for Complacency on Ozone Layer Recovery
Ozone experts from around the world have stressed the importance of systematic observations to monitor the state of the ozone layer and the presence of ozone-depleting substances, and to increase understanding of...
Growing Underwater Noise in the Arctic Puts Whales and Other Animals at Risk
Until recently, the Arctic Ocean's ice cover made it a natural “acoustic refuge” for marine animals for much of the year. Many marine animals, including narwhals, belugas, and bowhead whales, rely on clicks,...
2020 Climate Events Were Examples Of How Excess Heat Is Expressed On Earth
By most accounts, 2020 has been a rough year for the planet. It was the warmest year on record, just barely exceeding the record set in 2016 by less than a tenth...
Arctic Ozone Depletion Reached Record Level
Depletion of the ozone layer, the shield that protects life on Earth from harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation, reached an unprecedented level over large parts of the Arctic this spring. This phenomenon was...
