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Ever wondered what climate change "sounds" like? This six-minute orchestral piece was made from decades of climate data!
Nagai's aim was to convey the complexities of climate change through music, using publicly-availabl…
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Antarctica's sea ice is decreasing, but that seems to also be increasing snowfall over the continent!
Antarctica's ice sheet, like Greenland, comprises a massive reservoir of freshwater. The primary so…
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Why is everyone concerned about the Earth being 1.5°C warmer for 12 months in a row?
Last month, for the first time in recorded history, Earth endured the 12th consecutive month with t…
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Octopus DNA gives scientists a glimpse into Antarctica's ancient past, and a possible highly unstable future
By studying the DNA of separate octopus populations, they stumbled upon a remarkable truth: around …
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Melting poles: Unprecedented levels of sea ice loss threatens global climate balance
Sea ice plays a crucial role in maintaining Earth's temperature by reflecting a significant amount …
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Climate change continued brutal advance in 2022, affected communities for billions of dollars on all continents: WMO
Throughout the year, hazardous climate and weather-related events drove new population displacement…
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The world hasn't been this warm in 100,000 years
Climate scientists were surprised by how high temperatures soared in 2023.
Catherine Boudreau
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Antarctic ice may melt 20 years sooner than estimated — global sea levels likely to rise by an additional three inches by 2100
The fact that the polar ice sheets are melting as the planet gets warmers is no secret. However, sc…
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Climate-related changes to Earth's ice and oceans are now 'irreversible for centuries to millennia,' a new report says
The new IPCC report concludes that the past century has changed the Earth as we know it - and that …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Aylin W…
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The amount of warming that world leaders collectively agreed to avoid? It's inevitable in the next 20 years, a new report suggests.
In the Paris agreement, 195 countries agreed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. A new …
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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About 3 trillion tonnes of Antarctic ice has melted over the past 25 years
Antarctica is shedding ice at an alarming rate. Using the data recorded by satellites, researchers …
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An iceberg the size of Los Angeles just broke off Antarctica - and it could happen again within weeks
Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf is replete with cracks. One crack has been growing for months, and a 4…
Aylin Woodward
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One-third of the Antarctic ice shelf could collapse if the world continues to heat up at its current rate
As climate change is making temperatures soar, more than a third of the Antarctic's ice shelf could…
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11 new colonies of emperor penguins have been discovered in Antarctica with satellite images
The discovery brings the total number of emperor penguin colonies to 61, a nearly 20% jump from wha…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Satellite images spot 11 new penguin colonies in Antarctica but global warming could soon wipe them out
Satellite images have spotted 11 new colonies of penguins in Antarctica with an estimated 20% more …
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The sea-level rise from Antarctica's melting ice sheet could be 30% higher than estimated due to an effect scientists previously thought was 'inconsequential,' new study says
The "water expulsion mechanism" means global sea-level rise over the next 1,000 years could be 3.3 …
Marianne Guenot
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Bizarre heat waves strike Arctic and Antarctic poles, raising them 50 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit above normal
As the Arctic emerges from the darkest winter days, Antarctica is about to enter them. Atmospheric …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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This is the worst destruction to human lives that will happen across each continent in the next 50 yrs or sooner, if global warming continues at this pace
The crux of the documentary film is that everyone will be affected by climate change and negative i…
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Rapid melting sea-ice in the Arctic may hamper India’s monsoon pattern: Study
The polar Arctic Zone — which has been melting from the past two centuries — has started melting dr…
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People are using the viral '10-year challenge' as a stark warning about what's happening to our planet
Denis Balibouse/Reuters A set of photos shows the difference between the ice on Switzerland's…