Jan 23, 2020 · The Arctic is turning from white to blue, absorbing more heat and disrupting the world's weather patterns. If Arctic ice disappears completely we are heading for disaster.

Nov 12, 2021 · Scientist Jemma Wadham says glacier melting poses an imminent threat to life. Glaciers and ice sheets store about 70% of the world’s fresh water. Wadham has spent her career studying glaciers from the Swiss Alps to the Himalayas.

Nov 18, 2019 · The Arctic ice melting situation has implications for the rest of the planet, such as causing sea levels to rise and disturbing ocean currents and ecosystems. According to NASA, the past four years have been the warmest on record and the planet’s average global surface temperature is now 1°C hotter than in the pre-industrial 1880s.

May 11, 2017 · And rather than diseases being released by melting ice, some argue that as Earth warms northern countries will become more susceptible to outbreaks of "southern" diseases like malaria, cholera and dengue fever, as these pathogens thrive at warmer temperatures.

Feb 12, 2024 · Icebergs are melting – AI knows where and how fast AI has been trained to measure changes in icebergs 10,000 times faster than a human could do it. This will help scientists understand how much meltwater icebergs release into the ocean – a process accelerating as climate change warms the atmosphere .

Jun 4, 2018 · The tool works by taking into account the Earth’s rotation and gravitational effects to paint a broader picture of how certain melting points impact cities. Users of the tool can then pick from 293 cities to see how melting ice structures might affect different coastal regions.

Jan 6, 2025 · The world is in dire need of action. Geopolitical tensions and all-out war were on the rise, and despite continued climate agreements, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions stalled, with the United Nations’ Emissions Gap Report 2024 projecting a …

Sep 20, 2024 · This phenomenon is primarily driven by two main factors: the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, and the thermal expansion of seawater as it warms. As global temperatures rise due to climate change, ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at an accelerated rate, contributing significantly to sea level rise.

Jan 29, 2021 · In fact, new research has found that the rate of global ice loss — aka melting ice sheets — is higher than ever before. On Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, researchers from the University of Leeds, the University of Edinburgh, University College London, and Earthwave published their findings in European Geosciences Union’s journal The Cryosphere .

Feb 22, 2024 · The winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59 People's Choice Award has been announced. The chosen image of a polar bear sleeping on a small iceberg is a powerful visualization of habitat loss caused by our warming climate.