Climate
Melting glaciers drove ‘21% of sea level rise’ over past two decades
Ayesha Tandon Glacier melt across the world has accelerated over the past two decades, a new study finds, with the resulting meltwater accounting for […]
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Climate
Siberia heatwave: why the Arctic is warming so much faster than the rest of the world
Jonathan Bamber, University of Bristol On the eve of the summer solstice, something very worrying happened in the Arctic Circle. For the first time […]
Climate
From the Himalayas to the Arctic, traditional herders are sharing knowledge to cope with a changing climate
Gloria Dickie Yak, reindeer and entire ways of life in the “Third Pole” and Scandinavia face new threats in a warming world. Changlin Xu […]
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Arctic winter temperatures will increase 3-5°C by 2050
Even if Paris Agreement goals met, Arctic winter temperatures will increase 3-5°C by 2050 compared to 1986-2005 levels. Thawing permafrost could wake ‘sleeping giant’ […]
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China commits to Arctic protections but development threats loom
Chen Jiliang Can China’s new Arctic policy protect the region’s delicate ecology? Chen Jiliang takes a look China has long been involved in Arctic affairs and […]