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Earth is headed toward several catastrophic climate 'tipping points,' study warns
These points of no return are specific moments when the planet has warmed so much that certain effects become irreversible.
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Nima Rinji, Purnima become UNDP Nepal's first climate influencers
Nepal today nominated two internationally celebrated climbers– Nima Rinji Sherpa and Purnima Shrestha - as UNDP Nepal’s first ...
From food supply to weather patterns, here's how Antarctica affects the world
A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there ...
Scientists may have underestimated global warming's severity. Here's how
The algae that grows on patches of ice in Antarctica alters the albedo — or the ice's reflectivity — enough to make the ...
Council on Foreign Relations19h
The Earth Experienced Another Year of Record Warming. The Climate Fallout Was Intense
Extreme weather-related disasters are increasing in frequency around the world. See how climate change affected different ...
Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate change
In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral ...
Live Science21h
A long-lost ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are 'perpetually submerged'
While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...
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'A Wake-Up Call for Everest'
A team of researchers is embarking on a challenging expedition to Mount Everest to study why the ice on Khumbu Glacier is nearing its melting point. The team, led by Professor Duncan Quincey of the ...