Global Warming Is Melting Greenlands Ice Sheet, Causing Sea Rise
California wildfires kill six, burns area larger than Rhode Island | News
California’s lightning-sparkling wildfires have more than doubled in size in some of the largest in state history on Friday, with one blowing forward within a mile of the University of California, Santa Cruz (USCS). At least six people have died, 43 firefighters and civilians have been injured, and more than …
Read More »Greenland ice sheet lost a record 530 billion metric tons of ice last year, says study
It melts Greenland ice sheet is already one of the biggest contributors to sea level rise. But now scientists have confirmed that the region saw a record amount of ice melt last year – breaking previous records with 532 billion metric tons of ice. The amount of ice lost in …
Read More »Study shows that the range of global warming scenarios is more severe than previously thought
The Earth’s global average temperature is likely to warm anywhere from 4.1 ° F to 8.1 ° F (or 2.3 ° C to 4.5 ° C) if deforestation and burning of fossil fuels continue at the current rate, the Washington Post reports, citing a new important news study. Because it …
Read More »Climate change is on track to wipe out polar bears by the end of the century, study warns
Climate change is starving polar bears endangered, according to research published Monday that predicts that major carnivores could disappear in the course of human life. In some regions they are already caught in a vicious. downward spiral, with shrinking sea ice shortening the time bears have to hunt seals, scientists …
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