Climate Science Digest: December 4, 2024Science
Climate Science Digest: December 4, 2024
Boosting food security with climate-ready potatoes A team at the University of Illinois, part of the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) project, has developed potatoes…
Muser NewsDeskDecember 5, 2024
Full articleClimate Science Digest: November 8, 2024Science
Climate Science Digest: November 8, 2024
Unexpected measurements from ‘lost’ Seaglider reveal warming impact on Antarctic ice shelf Gillian Damerell (formerly UEA) preparing to deploy the Seaglider Marlin with the Ross…
Muser NewsDeskNovember 8, 2024
Full articleRapid greening of the Antarctic Peninsula sparks climate concernsScience
Rapid greening of the Antarctic Peninsula sparks climate concerns
The Antarctic Peninsula has experienced a dramatic increase in vegetation cover over the past four decades, according to new research. A study by the universities…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 4, 2024
Full articleAntarctic krill lock away carbon on par with seagrass and mangrovesClimateNews
Antarctic krill lock away carbon on par with seagrass and mangroves
Tiny Antarctic krill, key players in the Southern Ocean ecosystem, are as vital for carbon storage as mangroves and seagrasses, according to a new study.…
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 17, 2024
Full articleInvasive species threaten Antarctica via ocean debrisScience
Invasive species threaten Antarctica via ocean debris
New research highlights the vulnerability of Antarctica's unique ecosystems to invasive species arriving on floating debris from Southern Hemisphere landmasses. This finding challenges previous assumptions…
Adrian AlexandreAugust 22, 2024
Full articleUnderwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of Antarctica’s ice shelvesScience
Underwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of Antarctica’s ice shelves
By University of East Anglia Clues to future sea level rise have been revealed by the first detailed maps of the underside of a floating…
SourceAugust 1, 2024
Full articleScientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciersClimateScience
Scientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciers
Report finds many questions remain around technology to address glacier melting and sea-level rise. By Louise Lerner | University of Chicago A group of scientists…
SourceJuly 11, 2024
Full articleThe dawn of the Antarctic ice sheetsScience
The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets
For the first time, the recovery of unique geological samples combined with sophisticated modelling provides surprising insights into when and where today's Antarctic ice sheet…
SourceJuly 5, 2024
Full articleAntarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thoughtClimateScience
Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought
By University of Cambridge Slush – water-soaked snow – makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height…
SourceJune 27, 2024
Full articleA mountainous mystery uncovered in SA’s pink sandsScience
A mountainous mystery uncovered in SA’s pink sands
By Johnny von Einem | University of Adelaide Deposits of deep-pink sand washing up on South Australian shores shed new light on when the Australian…
SourceJune 13, 2024
Full articleLocal bright spot among melting glaciers: 2000 km of Antarctic ice-covered coastline has been stable for 85 yearsClimate
Local bright spot among melting glaciers: 2000 km of Antarctic ice-covered coastline has been stable for 85 years
By University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science A whaler's forgotten aerial photos from 1937 have given researchers at the University of Copenhagen the most detailed…
SourceMay 30, 2024
Full articleWhy Malaysia has a stake in preserving AntarcticaClimate
Why Malaysia has a stake in preserving Antarctica
By Wan Mohd Rauhan Wan Hussin, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu in Kuala Terengganu The global sea level rise due to the melting ice poses a serious…
SourceMay 29, 2024
Full articleBrunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new icebergClimate
Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg
By British Antarctic Survey A large iceberg (380 km²), about the size of the Isle of Wight, has broken off the 150m thick Brunt Ice…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleUC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites GlacierScience
UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
By University of California - Irvine A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleRecord low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate changeClimateScience
Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
By British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have found that the record-low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleClimate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice: studyNews
Climate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice: study
By Linda GIVETASH | AFP Paris, France - Climate change played a key role in last year's record-low levels of Antarctic sea ice, a study…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleResearchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 yearsScience
Researchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 years
By Michelle Klampe, Oregon State University Today’s rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past…
SourceMay 14, 2024
Full articleA clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climateScience
A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climate
by Shaun Eaves, Jamey Stutz, Kevin Norton and Pedro Doll, The Conversation How often do mountains collapse, volcanoes erupt or ice sheets melt? For Earth…
SourceMay 2, 2024
Full articleOcean currents threaten to collapse Antarctic ice shelvesScience
Ocean currents threaten to collapse Antarctic ice shelves
A new study published in Nature Communications has revealed that the interplay between meandering ocean currents and the ocean floor induces upwelling velocity, transporting warm…
SourceApril 12, 2024
Full articleHeat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from belowScience
Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from below
By Maurice Huguenin, UNSW Sydney; Matthew England, UNSW Sydney, and Paul Spence, University of Tasmania | The Conversation As the weight of ice builds up,…
SourceApril 10, 2024
Full articleAntarctic Circumpolar Current: A Climate Sentinel Sounds the AlarmClimate
Antarctic Circumpolar Current: A Climate Sentinel Sounds the Alarm
It's been a fundamental component of Earth's climate system for millions of years, but the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is now sending a warning signal…
SourceMarch 28, 2024
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