There’s a definite tendency for climate change to get shuffled back to the back of the political agenda whenever possible. This is probably because it’s difficult and expensive to correct the damage we continue to …
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The Greenland Ice Sheet
The massive Greenland Ice Sheet might be a modest different story. The research concludes there is a limit on simply how much water could be stored within the soft ground beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet. …
Continue readingEconomic Effects of Climate Change
Climate change is among the terrific global challenges of our time, affecting each nation. Consequently, in addition, it impacts both the global climate and the global economy. There are several natural factors in charge of …
Continue readingClimate Change Challenges for the Arctic
Children in developing countries all over the world will likely face the biggest risks from climate change. It is important to grasp the disease risks related to environmental contaminants, to be able to have the …
Continue readingSea Ice in Arctic Reaches Record Lows
The bad news about Arctic ice levels continues this year with some reports suggesting that rising temperatures are creating a record low. March is usually about he time when Arctic sea ice levels should peak …
Continue readingBattle Lines are Drawn for Arctic
With the news that the Russians are stepping up their military presence in the Arctic circle, it’s worth watching this excellent documentary from Fault Lines at Aljazeera. Following the initial deadline imposed by the UN …
Continue readingShell Admits Defeat on Artic Drillling
The statement from the Shell official, was simple yet it masked a complex and difficult situation for the oil giant. “We had hoped for more,” he stated as it was announcing the company was pulling …
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What’s the Albedo effect? Albedo is the portion of incoming radiation which is reflected back off any given surface. Exactly why is the Albedo effect significant? You’ve got probably heard how solar radiation is reflected …
Continue readingLooking Back to the Kyoto Protocol Extension
Possibly the most important climate talks in a generation have just finished in Doha, Qatar. The climate talks were hosted by the UN and have seen an unparalleled shift in principle from some of the …
Continue readingNew and Surprising Results from Cryosat
The European Cryosat mission has been focussing on analysing the sea-ice cover in the Arctic recently. New data has been produced from the spacecraft which uses it’s radar to estimate the thickness of the ices …
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