From raising the global sea level to crushing life on the seafloor -- here's why you should care about icebergs

Icebergs don’t just pose a risk to ships – they have a profound impact on the natural world and human societies.

Lorna Linch, Principal Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Brighton • conversation
June 28, 2023 • ~7 min

The melting Arctic is a crime scene. The microbes I study have long warned us of this catastrophe – but they are also driving it

To fully understand the extent of climate-related dangers the Arctic – and our planet – is facing, we must focus on organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye.

Arwyn Edwards, Reader in Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Aberystwyth University • conversation
June 23, 2023 • ~27 min

Melting glaciers in the Alps will eradicate some invertebrates that are crucial for alpine ecosystems – new research

Meltwater rivers in the European Alps will change as glaciers melt – threatening animals that are vital for alpine ecosystems with habitat loss.

Martin Wilkes, Senior Lecturer of Life Sciences, University of Essex • conversation
May 17, 2023 • ~7 min

Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever – and 2022 was their worst summer yet

Switzerland’s glaciers just lost 6% of their ice in a single year.

Neil Entwistle, Professor of River Science and Climate Resilience, University of Salford • conversation
Oct. 18, 2022 • ~6 min

Melting Mongolian ice reveals fragile artifacts that provide clues about how past people lived

From the high Yukon to the mountains of Central Asia, melting ice exposes fragile ancient artifacts that tell the story of the past – and provide hints about how to respond to a changing climate.

William Taylor, Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Aug. 11, 2021 • ~11 min

Climate change: as mountain regions warm, hydroelectric power plants may be vulnerable

Dams built in an earlier age are suddenly vulnerable as the climate shifts.

Simon Cook, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Change, University of Dundee • conversation
June 29, 2021 • ~5 min

Svalbard glaciers lost their protective buffer in the mid-1980s and have been melting ever since

Our research found these remote Arctic islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change.

Michiel van den Broeke, Professor of Polar Meteorology and Scientific Director, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University • conversation
Sept. 23, 2020 • ~6 min

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