Record warming at the South Pole
The South Pole has warmed at over three times the global rate since 1989, according to a paper published in Nature Climate Change today (29 June 2020). This warming period was […]
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Climate scientists help businesses tackle climate change
Read more of: Climate scientists help businesses tackle climate changeClimate change could add around 20% to the global cost of extreme weather events by 2040, according to early findings from Cambridge researchers. The findings come from the Cambridge Climate […]
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Antarctic snowfall dominated by a few extreme snowstorms
Read more of: Antarctic snowfall dominated by a few extreme snowstormsA new study reveals the importance of a small number of intense storms around Antarctica in controlling the amount of snow falling across the continent.
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Arctic sea ice loss in past linked to abrupt climate events
Read more of: Arctic sea ice loss in past linked to abrupt climate eventsA new study on ice cores shows that reductions in sea ice in the Arctic in the period between 30-100,000 years ago led to major climate events. During this period, […]
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Water Resources of the Upper Indus Basin
Read more of: Water Resources of the Upper Indus BasinThis project investigated how much water is stored in the glaciers and snow of the Upper Indus Basin, and how climate variability influences water availability.
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Study shows melting ice sheets will disrupt climate
Read more of: Study shows melting ice sheets will disrupt climateWater entering the oceans from melting ice sheets could cause extreme weather and a change in ocean circulation not currently accounted for in global climate policies, a new study published […]
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European wind energy generation potential in a 1.5˚C world
Read more of: European wind energy generation potential in a 1.5˚C worldThe UK and large parts of northern Europe could become windier if global temperatures reach 1.5˚C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new study. This has implications for wind energy […]
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Scientists gather in Davos to highlight Arctic climate change
Read more of: Scientists gather in Davos to highlight Arctic climate changeA team of leading Arctic scientists – including British Antarctic Survey glaciologist Dr Jeremy Wilkinson – are gathering in Davos this week at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting (23-24 […]
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Penguin colony repeatedly decimated by volcanic eruptions
Read more of: Penguin colony repeatedly decimated by volcanic eruptionsOne of Antarctica’s biggest gentoo penguin colonies was repeatedly decimated by eruptions of the Deception Island volcano in recent millennia.
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Signy Island is hottest place in the Antarctic
Read more of: Signy Island is hottest place in the AntarcticA World Meteorological Organization (WMO) committee of experts announces this week (Wed 1 March) new records for the highest temperatures recorded in the Antarctic Region. The results are part of […]
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Antarctic Climate over the last millennia
Read more of: Antarctic Climate over the last millenniaThis project used ice cores drilled across the Antarctic Peninsula and West Antarctica to reconstruct past climate and understand whether the recent warming in these rapidly changing regions is unusual over longer timescales..
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West Antarctica wind strength and atmospheric circulation
Read more of: West Antarctica wind strength and atmospheric circulationThis project used ice core chemical and biological tracers, including marine diatoms swept onto the ice sheet by wind, to reconstruct 300 years of wind strength and atmospheric circulation patterns in West Antarctica.
