Ayesha Tandon Glacier melt across the world has accelerated over the past two decades, a new study finds, with the resulting meltwater accounting for 21% of global sea level rise over the same period. The paper, published in Nature, is the first to analyse the rate of melting from almost every glacier on the planet –… Continue reading Melting glaciers drove ‘21% of sea level rise’ over past two decades
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Antarctica’s first zero emission research station shows that sustainable living is possible anywhere
Kate Winter, Northumbria University, Newcastle The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station in East Antarctica is the only zero-emission research base in the continent As a scientist investigating climate change, I’m embarrassed by the high carbon footprint I have when I travel to, and work in, Antarctica. Researchers based in the UK regularly take four or… Continue reading Antarctica’s first zero emission research station shows that sustainable living is possible anywhere