A major research programme led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has quantified how climate change risks to human and natural systems increase at a national scale as the level of global warming increases.
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80 Mph Speed Record for Glacier Fracture Helps Reveal the Physics of Ice Sheet Collapse
There’s enough water frozen in Greenland and Antarctic glaciers that if they melted, global seas would rise by many feet.
Meet NASA’s Twin Spacecraft Headed to the Ends of the Earth
Launching in spring 2024, the two small satellites of the agency’s PREFIRE mission will fill in missing data from Earth’s polar regions.
Great Lakes Ice Coverage Reaches Historic Low
NOAA researchers at NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) report that they’ve seen a steady decrease in ice coverage across the Great Lakes, which has reached a historic low.
Trapping Sulfate to Benefit Health, Industry and Waterways
Scientists have developed a new method to measure and remove sulfate from water, potentially leading to cleaner waterways and more effective nuclear waste treatments.
Study Suggests People In Urban Areas With More Green Space Have Better Mental Health
A new study from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health suggests that city dwellers who have more exposure to urban green spaces require fewer mental health services.