Iceberg melt is responsible for about half the fresh water entering the ocean from the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets.
How Icebergs Really Melt - and What It Could Mean for Climate Change
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Despite Sea-Level Rise Risks, Migration to Some Threatened Coastal Areas May Increase
In coming decades as coastal communities around the world are expected to encounter sea-level rise, the general expectation has been that people’s migration toward the coast will slow or reverse in many places.
Luminescent Windows Generate Energy from Inside and Out
Rice University engineers have suggested a colorful solution to next-generation energy collection: Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) in your windows.
Shrubs and Soils: A Hot Topic in the Cool Tundra
Climate change is rapid in the Arctic. As the climate warms, shrubs expand towards higher latitudes and altitudes. Researcher Julia Kemppinen together with her colleagues investigated the impacts of dwarf shrubs on tundra soils in the sub-Arctic Fennoscandia.
Discovery of Life Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Shelves
Far underneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there’s more life than expected, finds a recent study in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, published this week (15 February 2021).
Iron is to Blame for Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Soil, Says a Soil Scientists from RUDN University
Iron minerals and bacteria can be the main agents of carbon dioxide emissions from the soil. A soil scientist from RUDN University made this conclusion after studying the process of organic plant waste decomposition of the micro-level.
