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Humanity has lost control of West Antarctic ice-sheet melting.
The Pacific Ocean is entering the hot phase of its temperature cycle, an event that will turbo-charge global warming.
A recent paper suggested damaging climate tipping points could be closer than first thought.
A new modelling approach improves projections of Antarctica’s future ice loss. It shows a low-emissions scenario would avoid the collapse of West Antarctica’s ice sheet and limit sea-level rise.
The latest report on climate science comes on the heels of heatwaves, wildfires, flooding and storms. It will help policy-makers act on plans to curb emissions or adapt to climate change.
When Antarctica’s land-based ice melts, the land bounces up slightly as the weight of the ice lifts. This affects sea levels across the world, but not enough to offset sea-level rise.
Living sustainably has its challenges, but none greater than in the climate and geography of Antarctica.
Applied games can help us to tackle problems like climate change by appealing to players’ hearts and minds.
Scientists have found that the bedrock underneath the West Antarctica Ice Sheet has the potential to rebound in response to melting faster than thought, which could act to stabilize the ice.
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Ice Sheet & Climate Modeller, GNS Science
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Researcher in Earth System Resilience, Stockholm University
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Professor of Glaciology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Assistant Professor in Geology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Isotope Geochemistry, Imperial College London
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Research Scientist, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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Ocean and Ice Scientist, British Antarctic Survey
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Ocean-Ice Modeller, British Antarctic Survey
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Associate Professor of Polar Glaciology and Oceanography, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Geophysics and Department Head, Colorado State University
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Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University
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Postdoctoral researcher in geodynamics, Technical University of Denmark
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Lecturer & Researcher in Game Design, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Lecturer, Computer Games, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Research Fellow of Antarctic Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle
