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February likely warmest on record amid climate change
Published on 29/02/2024
» The world is believed to have recorded its warmest February on record, as spring-like conditions caused flowers to bloom early from Japan to Mexico, left ski slopes bald of snow in Europe and pushed temperatures to 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) in Texas.
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Runaway W. Antarctic ice sheet collapse not 'inevitable': study
AFP, Published on 16/01/2023
» PARIS - The runaway collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet -- which would trigger catastrophic sea level rise -- is not "inevitable", scientists said Monday following research that tracked the region's recent response to climate change.
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Climate change fuels sharp increase in glacier lakes
AFP, Published on 01/09/2020
» PARIS - The volume of lakes formed as glaciers worldwide melt due to climate change had jumped by 50 percent in 30 years, according to new study based on satellite data.
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Antarctica tourism: the quest for Earth's vulnerable extremes
AFP, Published on 29/11/2019
» HALF MOON ISLAND (ANTARCTICA) - The swimsuit-clad tourists leap into the icy water, gasping at the shock, and startling a gaggle of penguins.
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Can trillion-tonne snow cannons save us from sea-level rise?
AFP, Published on 18/07/2019
» PARIS - Scientists seeking to avoid catastrophic sea-level rises from the melting West Antarctic ice sheet have come up with a "terrible" solution: use snow cannons to pump trillions of tonnes of ice back on top.
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Weather extremes are hitting the globalised economy
News, Published on 13/06/2016
» The globalisation of the world's economy this century has made it far more vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather, including heat stress on workers, scientists said.
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Watch out Bangkok: Sea level rise likely to be faster, higher than expected
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/03/2016
» Melting ice from Antarctica could raise oceans by a metre before 2100 at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, doubling previous forecasts, according to a study released Wednesday.
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Antarctica alone may lift seas a meter by 2100: study
AFP, Published on 31/03/2016
» PARIS - Melting ice from Antarctica could raise oceans by a metre before 2100 at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, doubling previous forecasts for sea level rise, according to a study released Wednesday.
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Antarctica’s point of no return
News, Published on 27/07/2014
» Recent satellite observations have confirmed the accuracy of two independent computer simulations that show that the West Antarctic ice sheet has now entered a state of unstoppable collapse. The planet has entered a new era of irreversible consequences from climate change. The only question now is whether we will do enough to prevent similar developments elsewhere.
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Global warming may threaten World Heritage sites
AFP, Published on 05/03/2014
» The sightseer of 4014 may have to pay a virtual visit to the Tower of London or Statue of Liberty, said a climate study Wednesday that warned of dramatic ocean encroachment on heritage sites.
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