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Arctic sea ice at record low

Satellite data reveal how the new record low Arctic sea ice extent, from Sept. 16, 2012, compares to the average minimum extent over the past 30 years (in yellow); Credit:...

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Coral's 2°C limit is wrong!

Coral reef image; Credit: © Shutterstock As IUCN publish the first of their expert verdicts in various reefs, another nail in the coffin of corals looks likely as the formal...

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Ice sheets react to short cold snaps, study finds

Credit: © Credit: Jason Briner A new study has investigated how fast glaciers melt and grow in response to changes in temperature. It adds to evidence showing ice sheets can...

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Blue Carbon estimates up!

Mangrove Image; Credit: © Shutterstock Atmospheric greenhouse gases are known as GHGs. Produced from fossil fuels, deforestation and the conversion of marshes and seagrass beds, along with mangrove forests, the...

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Drought and its consequences on river life

River Ure in Yorkshire; Credit: © Shutterstock With dryness overcoming the earth, the global warming effect needs detailed study. Where will it be wetter, for a start? Rivers stand predominant...

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Sea-level rise with coastal and political operations

McClanahan TR, Cinner J (2011) Adapting to a Changing Environment: Confronting the Consequences of Climate Change. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc Lauren-Kristine Pryzant and John F. Bruno have written...

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Destroying Amazonian forest cuts rainfall

Tropical forest image; Credit: © Shutterstock Destroying tropical forests can significantly alter rainfall and could result in 20% less rain across the Amazon basin by 2050, according to a new...

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Ice in the Arctic? There is some left!

Polar bear on melting Arctic ice; Credit: © Shutterstock Thanks to NASA, the Arctic (and Antarctic) "wastes" are supervised closely these days. But there is nothing more critical than the...

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Food Security - the new catchphrase

Soybeans; Credit: © Shutterstock We have too much carbon dioxide. We need more food for an ever increasing population. Join the two global problems together and the obvious solution is,...

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