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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Sea level rise getting faster, finds new study
Global sea levels are rising significantly faster than earlier thought, according to a new Harvard study. The study, co-authored by Carling Hay and Eric Morrow, of the Department of Earth and Planetary
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Study: Sea level rise accelerating more than once thought
WASHINGTON – The world’s oceans are now rising at a pace far faster than they did in the past, a new study says. The study found that for much of the 20th century — until about 1990 — sea level was
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Melting Glaciers Imperil Kathmandu, Perched High Above Rising Seas
A month’s walk from the nearest sea, Kathmandu -- elevation almost a mile -- is as vulnerable to climate change as the world’s coastal megacities. The capital of the poorest Asian country after Afghanistan
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Greenland Meltwater Contributes to Rising Sea Levels
As the largest single chunk of melting snow and ice in the world, the massive ice sheet that covers about 80 percent of Greenland is recognized as the biggest potential contributor to rising sea levels
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Twenty first century climatic and hydrological changes over Upper Indus Basin of Himalayan region of Pakistan
<p>This study is based on both the recent and the predicted twenty first century climatic and hydrological changes over the mountainous Upper Indus Basin (UIB), which are influenced by snow and glacier
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New Zealand's Glaciers Melting Due to Climate Change
Local tour operator Fox Glacier Guiding has been unable to take tourists hiking since April because the glacial melt had caused the river to block access to a popular hiking trail. Another glacier that
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New Zealand glaciers melt, forcing tour guides to change course
Fox Glacier, a town of about 300 residents, trades on its namesake: a giant slab of ice and snow a short drive from the main street. Guided glacier hiking began here in 1928 and is a main reason for the
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IPCC future not tied to Paris climate deal
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the leading UN body for the assessment of climate change, will continue its work, no matter whether countries arrive at a global climate deal next
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By 2100, polar bears to be on brink of starvation
Polar bears may face starvation and reproductive failure by the year 2100 due to heavy loss of Arctic sea ice, a new study has warned. Shifts in the timing and duration of Arctic ice cover, especially
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Global warming threatens to strip the identity of Glacier National Park
A century ago, this sweep of mountains on the Canadian border boasted some 150 ice sheets, many of them scores of feet thick, plastered across summits and tucked into rocky fissures high above parabolic