Russian tanker sails through Arctic without icebreaker for first time
Climate change has thawed Arctic enough for $300m gas tanker to travel at record speed through northern sea route The Christophe de Margerie carried a cargo of liquefied natural gas … Continue reading
Melting glaciers in Swiss Alps could reveal hundreds of mummified corpses
Frozen bodies of couple who vanished 75 years ago among those uncovered recently as global warming forces ice to retreat The remains of a Swiss couple found preserved in a … Continue reading
World has three years left to stop dangerous climate change, warn experts (and I may only have 3 years left to stop dangerous debt)
Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres among signatories of letter warning that the next three years will be crucial to stopping the worst effects of global warming Former UN climate … Continue reading
The latest threat to Antarctica: an insect and plant invasion
Rise in tourism and warmer climate bring house flies – and the growth of mosses in which they can live An Adélie penguin near the Antarctic’s McMurdo research station. Rising … Continue reading
Giant Antarctic iceberg ‘hanging by a thread’, say scientists
Split in the Larsen C ice shelf will release an iceberg a quarter of the size of Wales, changing the landscape of the Antarctic peninsula An aerial view of the … Continue reading
Alpine ski resorts could lose up to 70% of snow cover by 2100 – experts
New study says global warming likely to see snowfall replaced by rain across the Alps, with knock-on effects for tourism-dependent villages Skiers at the French Alps resort of Courchevel. The … Continue reading
Ice-melting temperatures forecast for Arctic midwinter
Temperatures in parts of the Arctic are expected to rise above 0C for the second winter in a row A large pool of meltwater over sea ice in the Beaufort … Continue reading
Arctic ice melt ‘already affecting weather patterns where you live right now’
Soaring Arctic temperatures ‘strongly linked’ to recent extreme weather events, say scientists at cutting edge of climate change research Global warming has driven the loss of about three-quarters of the … Continue reading
Arctic ice melt could trigger uncontrollable climate change at global level
Scientists warn increasingly rapid melting could trigger polar ‘tipping points’ with catastrophic consequences felt as far away as the Indian Ocean How melting Arctic ice could cause uncontrollable climate … Continue reading
Scott and Shackleton logbooks prove Antarctic sea ice is not shrinking 100 years after expeditions
The Endurance, trapped in sea ice Sarah Knapton, science editor Telegraph, 24 NOVEMBER 2016 • 12:01AM Antarctic sea ice had barely changed from where it was 100 years ago, … Continue reading
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