February 02, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – An international team of researchers has melted a hole through Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, the Ross Ice Shelf, to explore the hidden ocean below and the shelf’s vulnerability to climate change. If the water under the Ross Ice Shelf warms, the future of the ...
Read More...February 01, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Researchers have determined that the carbon being emitted by thawing Arctic lakes is relatively newly accumulated, which means that there will be less of an impact on the climate. Researchers also found that almost all of the greenhouse gases being emitted from ...
Read More...January 31, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In Kenya, rising sea levels threaten to wipe out thousands of jobs as well as submerge the hotels and beach resorts, which form the backbone of tourism. In recent years, deaths from floods have been on the rise. Last year, 10 people died as ...
Read More...January 30, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Research suggests that polar bears are catching fewer seals and moving greater distances than they did historically, resulting in an energy imbalance that negatively affects their condition and reproductive success. In the Beaufort Sea, polar bears have shown declines in abundance, survival rates ...
Read More...January 29, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Humboldt Bay has the highest rate of sea level rise on the entire U.S. West Coast, which within the next century has the potential to inundate thousands of acres of agricultural land, local highways, critical utilities and infrastructure, and entire communities. By 2050, three ...
Read More...January 27, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – In a survey of 115 mayors of cities with at least 75,000 residents, 68 percent of mayors agree that cities should play a strong role in reducing the effects of climate change, even if it means sacrificing revenues or increasing expenditures. The survey ...
Read More...January 26, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – China unveiled its ambitions to develop a “Polar Silk Road” through the Arctic, joining a multinational race to seize on historic opportunities in an icy, resource-rich region that’s becoming increasingly accessible due to climate change. The Chinese State Council Information Office published Friday a document detailing ...
Read More...January 25, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Two of the most rapidly changing glaciers in Antarctica, which are leading contributors to sea-level rise, may behave as an interacting system rather than separate entities, according to a new analysis of radar data. Researchers found that a tributary of Pine Island ...
Read More...January 24, 2018 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – The EU has proposed a creation the largest protected area on Earth in the Antarctic Ocean that would protect the vibrant life there, like Emperor penguins and blue whales, as well as ensure a healthy ocean to help mitigate against the worst effects of ...
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