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One-meter rise in sea levels inevitable, NASA says

Posted in Featured, Science on 28th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

We don't know whether it will happen within a century or somewhat longer, but the rise will have a 'profound impact' around the world.

Ocean warming due to climate change is unstoppable

Posted in Featured, Science on 17th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Seas will continue to warm for centuries even if manmade greenhouse gas emissions were frozen at todays levels, say scientists.

Sudden onset of ice loss in Antarctica so large it affects Earth's gravity field

Posted in Science on 23rd May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Scientists have observed a sudden increase of ice loss in a previously stable region of Antarctica.

Antarctica's Ice Attacked from Above and Below

Posted in Featured, Science on 13th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

This is the first time that melting from below has been found to be a culprit in the Antarctic Peninsula's vanishing ice shelves.

Greenland Meltwater May Be a Major Contributor to Rising Sea Levels

Posted in Science on 13th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

The massive Greenland Ice Sheet, the second largest ice sheet in the world, has long been considered a threat to global sea level rise.