Study: Rising Seas Slowed by Increasing Water on Land

New measurements from a NASA satellite show for the first time, how climate-driven increases of liquid water storage on land have affected the rate of sea level rise.
Posted On 13 Feb 2016
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Paris Agreement Basics Part 1: Global Warming

The combination of likely net damage costs of climate change and the risk of catastrophe has generated political will to address the problem was a factor leading to the Paris Agreement.
Posted On 16 Jan 2016
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Rising Sea Levels – The New Reality

Scientists have found evidence suggesting that melting icecap water from the interior of Greenland is adding to sea level rise faster than previously realized.
Posted On 09 Jan 2016
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CO2 removal cannot save the oceans

Greenhouse-gas emissions from human activities do not only cause rapid warming of the seas, but also ocean acidification at an unprecedented rate.
Posted On 03 Aug 2015
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‘Hidden’ warming points to more record temperatures

As scientists seek to explain the apparent slowing in global warming this century, the future seems clear: without a huge cut in emissions, there’s hotter times ahead.
Posted On 29 Jul 2015
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A month of extreme weather around the world – something is stuck

Even for a world getting used to wild weather, May seems stuck on strange.
Posted On 31 May 2015
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New environmental rules for polar shipping established

Polar Code environmental requirements adopted but GHG reduction targets for international shipping put off - again
Posted On 18 May 2015
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The rising tide of ocean energy – New ideas for renewable power

Is it time for tides to provide renewable energy and end reliance on the burning of polluting fossil fuels?
Posted On 11 May 2015
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