The rhythmic expansion and contraction of Antarctic sea ice is like a heartbeat. But there’s been a skip in the beat. Deeply concerned scientists have released a diagnosis for policy-makers.
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A Pandoravirus has been revived after remaining dormant in the Siberian permafrost for nearly 50,000 years.
The findings underscore the urgency of limiting global warming to below 1.5℃, to avert the most catastrophic climate harms.
A particularly stormy winter has pushed perennial sea ice into the Arctic melt zone.
Cultures worldwide are awash with tales of great floods. What can they tell us about the reality of a wetter world?
New research shows that warming by more than 2°C could be a tipping point for Antarctica’s ice sheets, resulting in widespread meltdown and changes to the world’s shorelines for centuries to come.
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