Scientists from Leeds and Edinburgh and University College London analyzed satellite studies of glaciers, mountains, and ice sheets between 1994 and 2017 to identify the effects of global warming. Their review paper was published in the magazine Cryosphere Discussions. Describing the ice loss as ‘staggering’, the group found that melting …
Read More »Scientists find out what happens to the skin when you have eczema
Scientists have established a bundle of processes that go wrong in the skin for people who have eczema (also called atopic dermatitis), and it may help us to figure out how to combat this chronic condition. Back in 2006, researchers found a strong bond between people who did not miss …
Read More »Greenland’s ice sheet has lost a record half a trillion tonnes in one year
Greenland’s major ice block saw a record net loss of 532 billion tonnes last year, raising red flags over accelerating sea level rise, according to findings released Thursday. That equates to an additional 3 million tons of water flowing into global oceans every day, like six Olympic-sized swimming pools every …
Read More »Scientists say Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet ‘It Point of No Return’ has been passed on
Greenland’s ice sheet may have hit a tipping point that puts it on an irreversible path to disappear completely. Snowfall that normally fills the glaciers of Greenland every year can no longer keep up with the rate of ice melting, according to researchers from Ohio State University. This means that …
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