Last Month in Climate Science: More Injury-Related Deaths, Mass Seabird Die-Off, River Ice Disappearing

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 23:54:43 +0000

Common murres experienced a mass die-off in the North Pacific in 2015-2016. Photo by D. Roseneau/U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceEvery month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change’s causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face and explores what’s to come if we don’t reduce emissions at a quicker pace

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Argentina Supreme Court upholds glacier protection law

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:27:21 +0000

Argentina Supreme court upholds glacier protection law

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s Supreme Court upheld the country’s glacier protection law Tuesday, rejecting an effort by mining giant Barrick Gold Corp. to have it declared unconstitutional.

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Siren sounds on nuclear fallout embedded in melting glaciers

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 11:38:36 +0000

VIENNA, Austria – Radioactive fallout from nuclear meltdowns and weapons testing is nestled in glaciers across the world, scientists said Wednesday, warning of a potentially hazardous time bomb as rising temperatures melt the icy residue.

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Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt, study warns

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 00:16:22 +0000

Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt, study warns

Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers, the world’s “Third Pole”, could melt by 2100 if global emissions are not sharply reduced, scientists warned.

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