The record sea ice melt experienced in Antarctica in 2022 has produced a reproductive catastrophe in Emperor penguin populations in the Bellingshausen Sea. 4 of 5 penguin colonies lose chicks, worsening According to the British Antarctic Mission (BAS) researchers, four of the five colonies of these birds in the west of the Antarctic continent have … Read more
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a stark warning about the growing impact of extreme weather events and climate change in Asia. The continent, which has the largest land mass extending into the Arctic, is experiencing rapid warming, nearly twice the global average. Asia: 2022 Disasters and Impacts Asia, the … Read more
Deachen Spaldon, Ladakh | At an elevation of over 3,000 meters above sea level, Ladakh is an ideal place for the region’s favorite winter sport – ice hockey. The sport was started in eastern Ladakh around 50 years ago by the Indian Army as a downtime game for army men. Over the years, the sport … Read more
A recent study offers evidence that humans are the cause of climate change and shows how human activities have altered the Earth’s atmospheric temperature. Scientists have highlighted temperature differences between the troposphere and the lower stratosphere as evidence of the impact of human activities on climate. Study identifies human-induced climate change The study reveals that … Read more
Glacier melting caused by climate change is occurring at an alarming rate, warns a recent study by the University of Leeds and the University of Essex. The study highlights that invertebrates residing in the cold meltwater rivers of the European Alps are at risk of losing their habitat. This will result in the migration of … Read more
Snow algae are a fascinating and unique aspect of the microbial world. These cold-tolerant microbes grow on snowpacks and are commonly observed in polar and alpine areas worldwide. During the snow melting season, they grow on the snow surface and can form visible blooms of red, green, or yellow. While snow algae have been studied … Read more
The loss of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheet is becoming more devastating. Figures and monitoring show us that it is shrinking at an alarming rate. Now, a recent report noted that they are losing three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago. According to the results, published in Earth System Science Data, … Read more
In the remainder of the century and if urgent measures are not taken to stop global warming, a minimum of 60% of the glaciers of the entire globe could disappear before 2100. This 60% loss is estimated in the best of cases, with an increase of 1.5ºC in temperature, less than the 2.7ºC average global … Read more
Climate change is causing much more pronounced melting than previously thought in the glaciers of the Arctic island of Greenland. New data from a group of researchers from the Oden Institute of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas (United States) have revealed that large blocks of ice are actually melting 100 times faster than had … Read more
As much as we reduce carbon dioxide emissions today, it is already too late: half of the glaciers in the Alps are doomed to disappear by 2050. Half a century later, 90% will have melted, if not due to climate change we take action to reduce global warming. This is clear from the first large study … Read more
