Katarzyna Kudłacz was preparing a breakfast of scrambled eggs at a research station on Svalbard when she looked up to see she had three unexpected…
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Ice-free summers in Arctic possible within next decade, scientists say
The Arctic could have summer days with practically no sea ice within the next decade due to emissions from burning fossil fuels, a study has…
View More Ice-free summers in Arctic possible within next decade, scientists sayGreenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals
The Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30m tonnes of ice an hour due to the climate crisis, a study has revealed, which…
View More Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study revealsRed alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’
Morning is a construct in the Antarctic summer. It’s 7.30am and Nerilie Abram, a climate science professor at the Australian National University, is having breakfast…
View More Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’‘We’ve lost control’: what happens when the west Antarctic ice sheet melts? – podcast
Madeleine Finlay hears from environment editor Damian Carrington about a new study by the British Antarctic Survey, which shows Antarctic ice may be melting even…
View More ‘We’ve lost control’: what happens when the west Antarctic ice sheet melts? – podcastRapid ice melt in west Antarctica now inevitable, research shows
Accelerated ice melt in west Antarctica is inevitable for the rest of the century no matter how much carbon emissions are cut, research indicates. The…
View More Rapid ice melt in west Antarctica now inevitable, research showsScientists lament Southern Ocean ‘data desert’, just as climate crisis brings frightening changes
A chronic shortage of observations of the vast ocean surrounding Antarctica is hindering more accurate forecasts of the consequences of the climate crisis, a meeting…
View More Scientists lament Southern Ocean ‘data desert’, just as climate crisis brings frightening changesFears over Antarctic sea ice as yearly ozone layer hole forms ‘very early’
The hole in the ozone layer has begun to form early this year, prompting warnings that a larger-than-average hole may further warm the Southern Ocean…
View More Fears over Antarctic sea ice as yearly ozone layer hole forms ‘very early’Will El Niño on top of global heating create the perfect climate storm?
“Very unusual”, “worrying”, “terrifying”, and “bonkers”; the reactions of veteran scientists to the sharp increase in north Atlantic surface temperatures over the past three months…
View More Will El Niño on top of global heating create the perfect climate storm?‘Extreme situation’: Antarctic sea ice hits record low
The area of sea ice around Antarctica has hit a record low, with scientists reporting “never having seen such an extreme situation before”. The ice…
View More ‘Extreme situation’: Antarctic sea ice hits record low