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Published 3000+ billion tons of ice lost from Antarctic Ice Sheet over 25 years - 3000+ Billion Tons of Ice Lost from Antarctic Ice Sheet Over 25 Years



Scientists have calculated that the fastest changing Antarctic region?-?the Amundsen Sea Embayment?-...
Published X-ray analysis sheds new light on prehistoric predator's last meal - X-Ray Analysis Reveals Prehistoric Predator's Last Meal



We now know more about the diet of a prehistoric creature that grew up to two and a half meters long...
Published Deoxygenation levels similar to today's played a major role in marine extinctions during major past climate change event



Scientists have made a surprising discovery that sheds new light on the role that oceanic deoxygenat...
Published Early forests did not significantly change the atmospheric CO2 - Early Forests Did Not Significantly Change the Atmospheric CO2



Scientists have discovered that the atmosphere contained far less CO2 than previously thought when f...
Published Malformed seashells, ancient sediment provide clues about Earth's past - Malformed Seashells and Ancient Sediment: A Window into Earth's Past


Shrunken seashells and unusually dark sediment cores have helped geoscientists better understand the...
Published Clues about the Northeast's past and future climate from plant fossils - Clues about the Northeast's Past and Future Climate from Plant Fossils


A team of researchers is working to understand the details of the climate for the eastern portion of...
Published Before global warming, was the Earth cooling down or heating up? - Before Global Warming, Was the Earth Cooling Down or Heating Up?


A review article addresses a conflict between models and evidence, known as the Holocene global temp...
Published The Greenland Ice Sheet is close to a melting point of no return - The Greenland Ice Sheet: Approaching a Melting Point of No Return


A new study using simulations identified two tipping points for the Greenland Ice Sheet: releasing 1...
Published Sea ice will soon disappear from the Arctic during the summer months -- and it has happened before - Sea Ice Will Soon Disappear from the Arctic During the Summer Months -- and It Has Happened Before


In a new study, an international team of researchers warn that the Arctic Sea ice may soon be a thin...
Published Ice sheets can collapse faster than previously thought possible - Ice Sheets Can Collapse Faster Than Previously Thought Possible



Ice sheets can retreat up to 600 meters a day during periods of climate warming, 20 times faster tha...
Published West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated far inland, re-advanced since last Ice Age - West Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Journey Through Time



The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting rapidly, raising concerns it could cross a tipping point of...
Published Extinct offshore volcano could store gigatons of carbon dioxide - Extinct Offshore Volcano Could Store Gigatons of Carbon Dioxide



A new study concludes that an extinct volcano off the shore of Portugal could store as much as 1.2-8...
Published Ancient climate change solves mystery of vanished South African lakes - Ancient Climate Change Solves Mystery of Vanished South African Lakes



New evidence for the presence of ancient lakes in some of the most arid regions of South Africa sugg...
Published Climate archives under the magnifying glass - Climate Archives Under the Magnifying Glass: Understanding the Past to Predict the Future


How is the weather changing as a consequence of global warming? Climate archives provide valuable gl...
Published Greenhouse gas emissions at 'an all-time high' -- and it is causing an unprecedented rate of global warming, say scientists - Greenhouse Gas Emissions at an All-Time High: The Unprecedented Rate of Global Warming



Human-induced warming, largely caused by the burning of fossil fuels, reached an average of 1.14°C f...
Published Greenland ice sheet: Short-lived ice streams - Greenland Ice Sheet: Short-Lived Ice Streams



Major ice streams can shut down, shifting rapid ice transport to other parts of the ice sheet, withi...
Published Study offers most detailed glimpse yet of planet's last 11,000 summers and winters - Study Offers Most Detailed Glimpse Yet of Planet's Last 11,000 Summers and Winters


An international team of collaborators have revealed the most detailed look yet at the planet's rece...
Published Early Cretaceous shift in the global carbon cycle affected both land and sea - Early Cretaceous Shift in the Global Carbon Cycle Affected Both Land and Sea


Geologists doing fieldwork in southeastern Utah's Cedar Mountain Formation found carbon isotope evid...
Published Climate: Lessons from the latest global warming - Climate: Lessons from the Latest Global Warming


56 million years ago, the Earth experienced one of the largest and most rapid climate warming events ...
Published Record low sea ice cover in the Antarctic - Record Low Sea Ice Cover in the Antarctic



There is currently less sea ice in the Antarctic than at any time in the forty years since the begin...