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The extreme weather events of summer 2023
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The summer of 2023 has witnessed a series of extreme weather events all over the Northern Hemisphere. From scorching heatwaves to devastating floods and wildfires, this summer seemed to be influenced by the accelerating impact of global warming. As our planet continues to warm, these events might become increasingly frequent and severe, highlighting the urgent…
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Ice free summer even sooner than expected
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A report published in the journal Nature Communications projects an ice-free Arctic in the month of September under all IPCC scenarios. This can happen as early as the 30’s. The report states that the ‘dominant influence of greenhouse gas increases on the Arctic’ is on average underestimated by previous models. Most earlier studies analyzed ‘sea…
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New satellite data finds ice sheets are melting rapidly
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Recent research reveals that the Earth’s ice sheets have lost a staggering amount of ice in the past three decades. According to a team of international scientists, the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, which contain most of the world’s freshwater ice, are melting at an alarming rate. By analyzing 50 satellite surveys conducted between…
