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Climate change: scientists warn it may
be too late to save the ice caps
(Feb 19, 2007)
A critical meltdown of ice sheets and severe sea level rise could
be inevitable because of global warming, the world's scientists
are preparing to warn their governments. New studies of Greenland
and Antarctica have forced a UN expert panel to conclude there
is a 50% chance that widespread ice sheet loss "may no longer
be avoided" because of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Read
more. Source: Guardian |
Wind shifts devastate ocean life
(Feb 18, 2007)
The delicate interplay between the oceans and atmosphere is changing
with catastrophic consequences. Entire marine ecosystems have
been wiped out, devastating populations of sea birds and larger
marine mammals. These "dead zones" occur where there are disturbances
to the nutrient-rich ocean currents, which are driven by coastal
winds.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
Mountain glacier could 'vanish'
(Feb 17, 2007)
The disappearance of a glacier high in the Andes could provide
the clearest evidence yet of global climate change, a senior academic
has warned. The Peruvian Qori Kalis glacier could vanish in just
five years, climatologist Lonnie Thompson predicts. The fragile
sliver of ice is one of many dripping from the Quelccaya Ice Cap,
the largest tropical body of ice.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
'Doomsday' vault design unveiled
(Feb 10, 2007)
The final design for a "doomsday" vault that will house seeds
from all known varieties of food crops has been unveiled by the
Norwegian government. The Svalbard International Seed Vault will
be built into a mountainside on a remote island near the North
Pole. The vault aims to safeguard the world's agriculture from
future catastrophes, such as nuclear war, asteroid strikes and
climate change.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
Warming 'very likely' human-made
(Feb 2, 2007)
Climatic changes seen around the world are "very likely" to have
a human cause, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
will conclude. By "very likely", the IPCC means greater than 90%
probability. The scientific body has spent this week finalising
its positions on key issues, notably forecasts of sea level rise,
as it prepares to publish a major report. But a new study released
on the eve of publication suggests its previous reports may have
been too conservative.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
Melting of glaciers 'speeds up'
(Jan 30, 2007)
Mountain glaciers are shrinking three times faster than they were
in the 1980s, scientists have announced. The World Glacier Monitoring
Service, which continuously studies a sample of 30 glaciers around
the world, says the acceleration is down to climate change. Its
announcement came as climate scientists convened in Paris to decide
the final wording of a major report.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
2007 to be 'warmest on record'
(Jan 4, 2007)
The world is likely to experience the warmest year on record in
2007, the UK's Met Office has forecast. An extended warming period,
resulting from an El Nino weather event in the Pacific Ocean,
is likely to push up global temperatures, experts predict. They
say there is a 60% chance that the average surface temperature
will match or exceed the current record from 1998.
Read
more. Source: BBC |
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