Icebergs don’t just pose a risk to ships – they have a profound impact on the natural world and human societies.
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To fully understand the extent of climate-related dangers the Arctic – and our planet – is facing, we must focus on organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye.
Meltwater rivers in the European Alps will change as glaciers melt – threatening animals that are vital for alpine ecosystems with habitat loss.
Seafloor landforms reveal that ice sheets can collapse at 600 metres per day.
Switzerland’s glaciers just lost 6% of their ice in a single year.
Pakistan contributes less than one per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, but has disproportionately felt the impact of climate change.
Water is central to adapting to climate change, but very few of the strategies put in place to respond to water hazards or ensure its availability have been evaluated.
From the high Yukon to the mountains of Central Asia, melting ice exposes fragile ancient artifacts that tell the story of the past – and provide hints about how to respond to a changing climate.
Dams built in an earlier age are suddenly vulnerable as the climate shifts.
Our research found these remote Arctic islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change.
Massive landslides can trigger destructive and deadly tsunamis, and climate change could make them worse.
The heatwave highlights the connectedness of our climate systems: from the monsoon tropics to the southernmost continent.
Concentrations of carbon dioxide are now 147% above pre-industrial levels, according to a definitive report by the World Meteorological Organisation released today.
Meltwater lakes forming at the head of glaciers are causing them to shrink faster, which will affect the flow of big rivers that supply millions of people downstream in Asia.
Top contributors
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Lecturer in Physical Geography, Newcastle University
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Distinguished Professor and Deputy Director of ARC Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF), University of Wollongong, University of Wollongong
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Marketing and Communications, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer of Life Sciences, University of Essex
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Professor of Aquatic Science, University of Leeds
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Professor of River Science and Climate Resilience, University of Salford
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Reader in Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Aberystwyth University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Beaty Water Research Centre, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Polar Meteorology and Scientific Director, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Post-doctoral Researcher, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University
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Research Fellow School of Geography & Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews
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Research officer, University of Wollongong
