Scientists have discovered mountain ranges and enormous canyons buried under hundreds of metres of ice in Antarctica. The canyons regulate the flow of ice and could contribute to rising sea
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The global tourism industry has a larger carbon footprint than scientists previously thought. According to new research, tourism contributes 8% of the world’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers warned that
The amount of methane emitted by freshwater lakes in the northern hemisphere could nearly double over the next 50 years due to climate change, according to a new study. Scientists
Countries in the tropics could face extreme temperature swings due to global warming, according to new research. In a study examining how climate change will impact weather extremes including heat
Over one thousand small islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans will become uninhabitable sooner than scientists thought, according to new research. The study warns that sea-level rise and wave-driven
400 million people in Europe could be affected by more severe droughts if global temperatures rise by 3°C, according to a team of international scientists. The team warned that droughts
New research has revealed the Atlantic Ocean circulation system that moderates temperatures in Europe is weaker than at any point in the last 1,600 years. Previous predictions suggested a collapse
Mountaintops in Europe have seen a drastic increase in plant species over the past ten years, according to a new study. Researchers said the observed changes are “unequivocally linked to
Warming oceans are causing Antarctica’s ice sheet to melt from underneath, according to a new study. The results suggest climate change is having a bigger impact on ice loss in
The West Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster than at any point in the last 450 years, according to a new study. Scientists say the high melt rate is due