Polar regions
Arctic sea ice thinning twice as fast as thought, study finds
Less ice means more global heating, a vicious cycle that also leaves the region open to new oil extraction
Damian Carrington Environment editor
04, Jun, 2021 @5:01 AM
Climate tipping points could topple like dominoes, warn scientists
Analysis shows significant risk of cascading events even at 2C of heating, with severe long-term effects
Damian Carrington Environment editor
03, Jun, 2021 @4:34 PM
Greenland ice sheet on brink of major tipping point, says study
Scientists say ice equivalent to 1-2 metres of sea level rise is probably already doomed to melt
Damian Carrington Environment editor
17, May, 2021 @7:00 PM
The secret of how Amundsen beat Scott in race to south pole? A diet of raw penguin
Starving and trapped by ice, the Norwegian’s crew had discovered how to beat scurvy on an earlier voyage. The benefits proved crucial
Donna Ferguson
16, May, 2021 @8:15 AM
We can’t stop rising sea levels, but we still have a chance to slow them down | Tamsin Edwards
Despite Covid-enforced isolation, scientists from around the world have produced a vital climate change forecast, says climate scientist Tamsin Edwards
Tamsin Edwards
06, May, 2021 @8:00 AM
Receding glaciers causing rivers to suddenly disappear
Global phenomenon known as river piracy demands urgent adaptation from ecosystems and people who rely on their flow
Jenna Kunze
03, May, 2021 @9:10 AM
Cold truths about vanishing glaciers | Brief letters
Brief letters: Losing glaciers | India’s Covid statistics | Singing blackbirds | Prime minister’s answers | Graces Jones’ perfect song
Letters
02, May, 2021 @3:29 PM
Glaciers in retreat: tracking the decline of the Earth’s ‘rivers of ice’
Images record how the climate crisis is affecting glaciers across the globe
02, May, 2021 @8:00 AM
Glacial lakes threaten millions with flooding as planet heats up
More than 12,000 deaths have already been attributed to glacial lake outburst floods worldwide
Neelima Vallangi in Kathmandu
02, May, 2021 @7:00 AM
As glaciers disappear in Alaska, the rest of the world’s ice follows
Mountain glacier melt contributes more than a quarter of extra volume to the world’s oceans, disrupting ancient cycles of creation
Jonathan Watts
01, May, 2021 @9:30 AM
Polar classification scheme sheds light on bold expeditions that never were
System aims to uncover whether unsupported crossings had no human help and verify accuracy of ‘record-breaking’ feats
Peter Beaumont
30, Apr, 2021 @1:19 PM
Antarctic ‘doomsday glacier’ may be melting faster than was thought
Study finds more relatively warm water is reaching Thwaites glacier than was previously understood
Matthew Taylor
30, Apr, 2021 @10:40 AM
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