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Climate Change

Antarctica losing ice at an alarming rate

January 17th, 2019 Antarctica is losing ice at a far more rapid pace than over the last four decades due to rising levels of warm and salty ocean water, a new study has found. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that sea levels Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 4 yearsJanuary 17, 2019 ago
Coral bleaching at Heron Island Feb 2016 Photo: The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey / Richard Vevers
Marine

Destruction of coral reefs poses threat to tropical coastlines, study finds

March 6th, 2018 The destruction of coral reefs is a larger threat to tropical coastlines than higher sea levels, according to a new international study. The research published in ScienceAdvances found that tropical coastlines are at a greater risk of erosion from larger wave heights after live coral has been Read more…

By Felipe Wasserstein, 5 yearsMarch 6, 2018 ago
Climate Change

NASA places 2017 as second warmest year on record

January 19th, 2017 The Earth’s global surface temperature in 2017 was the second warmest on record since 1880, according to the latest NASA data released today. According to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), the 2017 figures are in line with the “long-term warming trend”. 2016 remains Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsJanuary 19, 2018 ago
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