To predict future sea level rise, we need accurate maps of the world's most remote fjords
Some of the world’s biggest glaciers flow into fjords in Greenland and we need to know what they’ll bump into on the seabed.
Aug. 21, 2023 • ~7 min
How climate change might trigger more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Climate change is causing increasingly severe weather – but it’s not just hazards at the Earth’s surface we should be concerned about.
Aug. 8, 2023 • ~7 min
Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks – destabilizing its internal structure
Glaciologists are discovering new ways surface meltwater alters the internal structure of ice sheets, and raising an alarm that sea level rise could be much more abrupt than current models forecast.
June 29, 2023 • ~11 min
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.
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.
June 23, 2023 • ~27 min
Limiting global warming to 2℃ is not enough -- why the world must keep temperature rise below 1℃
Temperature rise of more than 1℃ pushes us towards irreversible climate tipping points, yet Earth is 1.2℃ warmer than in pre-industrial times.
June 14, 2023 • ~8 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.
May 17, 2023 • ~7 min
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