Alaska sees record temperatures in heatwave
An "all-time high" temperature record has been set in the US state of Alaska, despite much of the country sitting in the Arctic circle. Temperatures peaked at 32.22 Celsius (90F) on 4 July at an airport
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Climate change: Tibet sees receding glaciers, shrinking permafrost
DHARAMSALA: The Tibetan plateau, home to the third largest store of ice that feeds Asia's six great rivers, is highly vulnerable to climate change, researchers say, warning that over two-thirds of the
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Climate change may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal
Climate change, increase in agricultural land use and population growth may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal in the coming decades, according to a new study. Using a sophisticated modelling tool
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Bhagirathi now flows 50 m left of Gaumukh
The fragile eco-system around the Gangotri glacier cluster in Uttarkashi district is feeling the effects of global warming. The frequent changes occurring in the glacier formation have been recorded by
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Melting of Antarctic ice shelves may double by 2050
The surface melting of Antarctic ice shelves may double by 2050 and surpass intensities associated with ice shelf collapse by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the present rate, a new study
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£33 trillion: The real cost of Arctic ice melting by the end of the next century, say scientists
The melting of the Arctic permafrost and the subsequent release of carbon dioxide and methane gas into the atmosphere will alone add an extra $43 trillion (£33tn) cost of climate change to the global economy
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New climate-change studies deepen concerns about a northern chill
Two new studies are adding to concerns about one of the most troubling scenarios for future climate change: the possibility that global warming could slow or shut down the Atlantic's great ocean circulation
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Ice sheets may be more resilient than previously thought
Sea level rise poses one of the biggest threats to human systems in a globally warming world, potentially causing trillions of dollars' worth of damages to flooded cities around the world. As surface temperatures
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Sea Levels Might Not Rise as Fast as Previously Estimated, Researchers Say
It turns out that sea levels might not rise as high as previously estimated. Stanford researchers discovered this after taking another look at climate conditions long ago, in the middle Pliocene era, and
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Rising sea levels may threaten Nasa launch sites
Rising sea levels caused by melting ice caps could threaten Nasa launch sites along US coastlines, the US space agency has warned. In the coming years, launch facilities at Florida's Kennedy Space Centre
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Obama tours glacier to highlight march of climate change
US President Barack Obama viewed Alaska’s Exit Glacier, in a bid to drive home the impact climate change is already having on America. Obama visited the Kenai Fjords National Park in southern Alaska