NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, United Kingdom — If you think it’s been unusually warm over the last few years, you haven’t been imaging it. The seven most severe years of polar ice sheet melting ever recorded have all taken place within the last decade, new research shows. Between 1992 and 2020, the ice sheets shed an astounding 7.6 …
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom — A seasonal change in movement of the huge Antarctic ice sheet has been observed for the first time. Researchers from the University of Cambridge say rapid melting could lead to higher rises in sea levels than previously feared. Scientists detected a previously unknown source of variability draining into the George VI …
WASHINGTON — A giant “Blue Blob” near Iceland appears to be saving glaciers from the effects of climate change, a new study reveals. Researchers say this region of cooling water in the North Atlantic Ocean has already slowed the melting of glaciers in Iceland and may help keep the region cold for another 30 years. While …
MARSEILLE, France — The risk of coastal floods could rise 50-fold because of manmade climate change, according to recent research. Huge waves will hit structures or beaches with increasing frequency, say scientists, devastating communities. The weather phenomenon, known as “overtopping,” is one of scientists’ worst fears during extreme storms. In a high emission global warming …
SEATTLE, Wash. — One of Antarctica’s largest glacier’s is crumbling to pieces as it speeds towards total collapse within the next 20 years, a new study warns. Researchers from the University of Washington say, for decades, Pine Island Glacier’s ice shelf has helped to hold back one of the fastest-moving glaciers in Antarctica. Unfortunately, that …
POTSDAM, Germany — Depending on where you live, there’s a chance snow has become a rare sight in recent years. However, in places like Greenland many wouldn’t expect that to be a problem. Unfortunately, scientists say even this region in the Arctic Circle is seeing disturbing warning signs of climate change. A new study finds Greenland’s …
DURHAM, England — Sea levels could rise by an Earth-changing 60 feet, if the last Ice Age is anything to go by, warns a new study. Scientists from Durham University say an event at the end of the last Ice Age caused sea levels to rise at ten times the current rate. The cataclysmic event …
POTSDAM, Germany — The Gulf Stream System is at its weakest in 1,000 years due to climate change, reveals new research. The ocean current that brings warm water and shapes weather patterns from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe is slowing down in an unprecedented way, say scientists. Since the 1950s, the current has slowed …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Have you ever looked at a major city like New York and wondered how all those giant skyscrapers packed together don’t sink into the ocean? Well, a new study finds they are sinking and it could be a major problem as sea levels keep rising. A geophysicist from the United States Geological …
LEEDS, United Kingdom — Ice may be a difficult commodity to find in coming years, according to an unsettling new study by researchers at the University of Leeds. Their findings conclude our planet continues to lose ice at faster and faster rates, with no signs of a slow down anytime soon. Between 1994 and 2017, …