Cloud Blanket Is Warming Up a Melting Ice Cap

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 30, 2016 A new study shows that up to 30 percent of the melting of the Greenland ice cap results from cloud cover that is helping to raise temperatures -- and accelerate sea level rise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Warming at Halfway Point of Safety Limit, Research Shows

By Alex Kirby, Cilmate News Network Aug 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 )

Global Warming Threatens Colder Climate for Europe

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 3, 2015 New evidence appears that increased melting of sea ice as the Earth warms could weaken the Gulf Stream and reduce temperatures in Western Europe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Alaska’s Glaciers Melt Faster as Climate Change Speeds Up

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 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 )

Cut Carbon Now to Avoid Climate Tipping Points

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Apr 3, 2015 Not cutting emissions of greenhouse gases could mean driving the planet across systemic boundaries from which there would be no return. Not cutting emissions of greenhouse gases could mean driving the planet across systemic boundaries from which there would be no return. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Deep Concerns as Climate Influences Gulf Stream Flow

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Mar 25, 2015 Ocean scientists find evidence of an increasing slowdown in the Atlantic’s “invisible river” that could seriously affect weather and sea levels in the U.S. and Europe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Growing Concern Over Iceland’s Rising Landmass

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Feb 12, 2015 Satellite data confirms a global warming link between the melting of icecaps and an accelerating increase in the height of Icelandic hills. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greenland’s Hidden Meltwater Lakes Store Trouble

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Feb 6, 2015 Scientists find evidence of vast “storage tanks” of water deep below the melting Greenland ice sheet that could have a major effect on sea level rise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Satellite Provides Sharper Picture of Shrinking Ice Sheet

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Dec 27, 2014 The most detailed study yet of the Greenland ice sheet illustrates the complex process that is causing billions of metric tons to melt ever year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Greenland Is Likely to Melt More Quickly Than Previously Expected

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 2, 2014 Scientists who have examined the role of the bedrock beneath the Greenland ice sheet think it shows the huge island is more vulnerable than realized to global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ice Melt Dilutes Arctic Sea’s CO2 Cleanup Role

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 27, 2014 New scientific research confirms that global warming is melting increasingly larger areas of Arctic sea ice -- and reducing its vital function of removing CO2 from the atmosphere. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Underworld Threat to Melting Icecap

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 16, 2014 Scientists using radar images of Greenland’s glaciers have discovered a spectacular underground landscape of “skyscraper” ice blocks formed by the melt-and-freeze cycle that is accelerating the reduction of the icecap. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )