Climate change is a true existential threat for small island nations, but the US has done little to help the Marshall Islands, which it administered for decades.
Birds found along the Gulf Coast have evolved to ride out hurricanes and tropical storms. But with development degrading the marshes where they live, it’s getting harder for them to bounce back.
As Greenland’s glaciers retreat, they are losing ice at a faster and faster rate.
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Greenland’s glaciers have retreated so far that they can no longer support the ice sheet that feeds them. The ice sheet system has reached a new normal of consistent annual ice loss.
Many villages in coastal Bangladesh are struggling with erosion of land, homes and crops.
Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson
The report by the World Meteorological Organisation shows that with large and rapid emissions cuts, we can still avoid the most severe climate change. But worryingly, we also have time to make it far worse.
The updated methods are providing a clearer picture of how Earth and its inhabitants evolved over the past 60,000 years - and thus, providing new insight into its future.
Latest research explores how a warming ocean circulates underneath Antarctica’s floating ice shelves and how this contributes to future sea level rise.
Journeying to one of the most remote parts of the planet to gather valuable ocean data.
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The review examined hundreds of studies and concluded the lower Murray should remain a freshwater ecosystem, or severe environmental and economic damage will result.
The Oosterscheldekering helps protect the Netherlands from North Sea flooding.
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A new study has reported the world will lose almost half of its valuable sandy beaches by 2100 as sea levels rise. But cutting our emissions could keep some intact.