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Austria's Alpine Refuges And Trails Crumble As Climate Warms
Experts say warmer temperatures across the Alps are accelerating glacier melt and thawing permafrost, the year-round ice that binds together giant slabs of rock.
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Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier Is Headed for Collapse, Could Rise Global Sea Level Significantly: Study
Recent research on the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica shows alarming rates of melting that could significantly impact global sea levels. Scientists from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, including Rob Larter and Kiya Riverman, discovered that Thwaites’ retreat may lead to a rise of up to 10 feet in sea levels, threatening coastal ...
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Nearly 1,700 Ancient Viruses Unknown To Science Found In Melting Himalayan Ice
Researchers have unearthed nearly 1,700 ancient virus species hidden within the glacial ice of the Himalayas, a new study has found.
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Snow Disappears From Uttarakhand's Om Parvat For The First Time Ever
Snow disappeared completely for the first time ever from Uttarkahand's Om Parvat last week, leaving visitors wondering what was wrong.
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Man's Pictures Taken 15 Years Apart In Front Of Glacier Show Impact Of Climate Change
Since being shared, the post has amassed over 3.9 million views and 76,000 likes on the microblogging platform.
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Scientists Find When And Why Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" Began Melting
Scientists have reconstructed the past life of Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" and discovered how it started retreating rapidly in the 1940s.
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Greenland's Ice Shrinking At 30 Million Tonnes Per Hour, Warns New Study
The study revealed that the Greenland ice sheet has lost approximately 5,000 square kilometers of ice at its edges since 1985, equivalent to a trillion tons of ice.
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North Greenland's Ice Shelves Shrink By A Staggering 35% In 45 Years, Study Finds
The largest floating ice shelves in the polar ice sheet have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978.
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"Stop The Madness" Of Climate Change: UN Chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world Monday to "stop the madness" of climate change as he visited Himalayan regions struggling from rapidly melting glaciers to witness the devastating impact of the phenomenon.
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Melting Swiss Glacier Reveals Body Of Climber Who Went Missing 37 Years Ago
A melting glacier in the Swiss Alps has revealed the body of a mountain climber who went missing 37 years ago.
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Melting Of Ladakh Glacier Could Form 3 Glacial Lakes: Study
Accelerated melting of the Himalayan Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh could give rise to three glacial lakes with an average depth ranging between 34 and 84 metres, scientists have found.
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Melting Glacier Floods Village In Lahaul And Spiti, Villagers Evacuated
Seven families were evacuated from Kholaksa, located about 3 km from Losar in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, following flooding due to melting of a glacier. However, no casualty was reported.
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Covid Lockdown Prevented Melting Of 27 Tonnes Of Himalayan Ice, Snow: Study
The authors estimate that the reduced anthropogenic pollutant emissions during the Indian lockdown was responsible for 71.6 per cent of the reduction in radiative forcing on snow in April 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
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Amid Killer Heat Wave In India, Big Warning About Melting Ice In Himalayas
Rapidly melting glaciers in Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayan region home to the world's highest mountains are threatening the lives and livelihoods of as many as two billion people downstream, according to a new study.
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Switzerland's Crucial Climate Law Vote Amidst Melting Glaciers
The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, are expected Sunday to approve a new climate bill aimed at swiftly steering the country towards carbon neutrality.
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Austria's Alpine Refuges And Trails Crumble As Climate Warms
Experts say warmer temperatures across the Alps are accelerating glacier melt and thawing permafrost, the year-round ice that binds together giant slabs of rock.
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Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier Is Headed for Collapse, Could Rise Global Sea Level Significantly: Study
Recent research on the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica shows alarming rates of melting that could significantly impact global sea levels. Scientists from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, including Rob Larter and Kiya Riverman, discovered that Thwaites’ retreat may lead to a rise of up to 10 feet in sea levels, threatening coastal ...
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Nearly 1,700 Ancient Viruses Unknown To Science Found In Melting Himalayan Ice
Researchers have unearthed nearly 1,700 ancient virus species hidden within the glacial ice of the Himalayas, a new study has found.
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Snow Disappears From Uttarakhand's Om Parvat For The First Time Ever
Snow disappeared completely for the first time ever from Uttarkahand's Om Parvat last week, leaving visitors wondering what was wrong.
-
Man's Pictures Taken 15 Years Apart In Front Of Glacier Show Impact Of Climate Change
Since being shared, the post has amassed over 3.9 million views and 76,000 likes on the microblogging platform.
-
Scientists Find When And Why Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" Began Melting
Scientists have reconstructed the past life of Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" and discovered how it started retreating rapidly in the 1940s.
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Greenland's Ice Shrinking At 30 Million Tonnes Per Hour, Warns New Study
The study revealed that the Greenland ice sheet has lost approximately 5,000 square kilometers of ice at its edges since 1985, equivalent to a trillion tons of ice.
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North Greenland's Ice Shelves Shrink By A Staggering 35% In 45 Years, Study Finds
The largest floating ice shelves in the polar ice sheet have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978.
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"Stop The Madness" Of Climate Change: UN Chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world Monday to "stop the madness" of climate change as he visited Himalayan regions struggling from rapidly melting glaciers to witness the devastating impact of the phenomenon.
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Melting Swiss Glacier Reveals Body Of Climber Who Went Missing 37 Years Ago
A melting glacier in the Swiss Alps has revealed the body of a mountain climber who went missing 37 years ago.
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Melting Of Ladakh Glacier Could Form 3 Glacial Lakes: Study
Accelerated melting of the Himalayan Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh could give rise to three glacial lakes with an average depth ranging between 34 and 84 metres, scientists have found.
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Melting Glacier Floods Village In Lahaul And Spiti, Villagers Evacuated
Seven families were evacuated from Kholaksa, located about 3 km from Losar in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, following flooding due to melting of a glacier. However, no casualty was reported.
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Covid Lockdown Prevented Melting Of 27 Tonnes Of Himalayan Ice, Snow: Study
The authors estimate that the reduced anthropogenic pollutant emissions during the Indian lockdown was responsible for 71.6 per cent of the reduction in radiative forcing on snow in April 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
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Amid Killer Heat Wave In India, Big Warning About Melting Ice In Himalayas
Rapidly melting glaciers in Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayan region home to the world's highest mountains are threatening the lives and livelihoods of as many as two billion people downstream, according to a new study.
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Switzerland's Crucial Climate Law Vote Amidst Melting Glaciers
The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, are expected Sunday to approve a new climate bill aimed at swiftly steering the country towards carbon neutrality.
