By Tim Radford / Climate News NetworkMar 10, 2016
Pumping seawater onto the Antarctic landmass to form ice and stop sea levels rising stands little chance of success, scientists say. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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The penguins died in recent years after an iceberg "the size of Rome" became grounded near their Antarctic colony in 2010, separating them from their food source: the sea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 30, 2015
After more than a century of protection from exploitation by military and commercial interests, a number of countries are positioning themselves to seize greater influence in Antarctica on the day its protective treaties expire. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkOct 15, 2015
Scientists find that global warming combined with powerful winds sweeping snow off the ice of Antarctica threaten to speed up sea level rise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkSep 23, 2015
If Arctic soils melt and release frozen carbon, the impact would cost almost half the world’s annual gross domestic product, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkSep 17, 2015
Scientists warn that burning up the planet’s remaining fossil fuel would cause all Antarctic ice to melt and produce devastating sea level rise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkSep 14, 2015
Scientists report that the great oceanic “lung” is again breathing in vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but can’t say why or whether it will last. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby, Cilmate News NetworkAug 2, 2015
Global temperatures have risen by 1 degree Celsius (nearly 34 degrees Fahrenheit) in the past 150 years, and one scientist says a doubling of that could unleash catastrophic sea-level rise this century. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkJul 1, 2015
A changing climate, rather than natural causes, is the main reason for Alaska’s glacier loss, which is set to speed up, U.S. scientists say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkMay 7, 2015
The southern continent’s mysteries start to unfold as scientists use satellite data to measure the extent and pattern of ice loss that threatens to be a “runaway problem." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby, Climate News NetworkApr 22, 2015
A panel of international climate scientists says the world has only until 2050 to bring carbon emissions to zero -- and the rewards for doing so would be immense. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkApr 19, 2015
Natural variability may at the moment be affecting Antarctica’s temperature more than human activity is, but climate change will still be a major influence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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