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'Global North owes $170 trillion for excessive CO2 emissions'

Published
Monday 5th June, 2023
Categories
Society & Politics
Environment

Industrialised nations responsible for excessive levels of CO2 emissions could be liable for $170 trillion in compensation by 2050 to ensure climate change targets are met, say researchers.

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Accelerated melting of glaciers in Greenland

Published
Friday 26th May, 2023
Categories
Science
Environment
Research

A study has found widespread mass loss of glaciers and ice caps in Greenland since the start of the 20th century. 

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Scientist recognised for research into Congo peatlands

Published
Wednesday 17th May, 2023
Categories
Environment
Science
Research

A researcher who exposed the threat that climate change poses to tropical forests in Africa has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, one of the highest accolades in science.

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Amazon - how will it cope with drought?

Published
Wednesday 26th April, 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment

A collaboration involving 80 scientists has identified the regions of the Amazon rainforest where trees are most likely to face the greatest risk from drier conditions brought about by climate change.

Expanse of snow and ice on the Amunden Sea Embayment ice shelf

Billions of tonnes of ice lost from Antarctic Ice sheet

Published
Monday 20th March, 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment

Scientists have calculated that the fastest changing Antarctic region - the Amundsen Sea Embayment - has lost more than 3,000 billion tonnes of ice over a 25-year period.   

Graphic shows the Earth as seen from space. Half of the graphic shows the surfaces of the world - the other half of the graphic  shows the hot processes that happen deep in the Earth's core.

Activity deep in Earth affects the global magnetic field

Published
Thursday 16th March, 2023
Categories
Environment
Science

Compass readings that do not show the direction of true north and interference with the operations of satellites are a few of the problems caused by peculiarities of the Earth’s magnetic field.