Aircraft contrails have a significant impact on global warming, and understanding them better could help reduce aviation’s impact on climate.
Accurate predictions of ice mass loss from Antarctica are crucial for sea-level rise projections. This study investigates the impact of warmer basal temperatures on Antarctic ice sheet mass balance using numerical modeling. Results show that even a small increase in basal warming could lead to increased mass loss and the destabilization of previously frozen areas.
The World Meteorological Organization has released its annual report on the global climate for 2022, revealing record-breaking heat, melting glaciers, and rising sea levels. The report also highlights the impact of extreme weather events on populations worldwide and the urgent need for improved early warning systems. Read on for more information.
New research by Australian scientists suggests deep Ocean slowdown within a few decades could alter world’s climate for centuries.
The Earth has already warmed by at least 1.1 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) compared to pre-industrial times in the mid 19th century. In 2015,
Our environment involves many different systems, and some of them are close to changing in drastic ways, for human time scales irreversible.
The study “Increasing heat and rainfall extremes now far outside the historical climate” found that the climate warmed 0.25C during the last decade, resulting in
Twenty three reports from various agencies offer candid descriptions of how climate change is already affecting the federal government’s work and the various threats the
These results indicate that climate tipping is an imminent risk in the Earth System. Even the safe operating space of 1.5 or 2.0 degrees above present generally assumed by the IPCC might not be all that safe. According to the precautionary principle, we must consider abrupt and irreversible changes to the climate system as a real risk – at least until we understand these phenomena better.
