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Melting glaciers drove 21% of sea level rise over past two decades
A study has found an increase in the rate of melting glaciers over the past 20 years with annual rates of glacier thinning 'nearly doubling' from 2000-2019
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How climate change can impact the timing of lake stratification, with drastic consequences
Scientists expect that the average seasonal lake stratification could last almost two weeks longer by the end of the century due to climate change effects.
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Impact of climate change on ‘endemic’ plants and animals to be the hardest, study warns
New research has shown that plants and animals that only live in one region - known as 'endemic species' - will face more adverse impact of climate change.
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Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2021 is joint-seventh lowest on record
Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year. Here scientists explain what that means and put this year's figure in context.
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Lake heatwaves will be ‘hotter and longer’ by the end of the century
A new study published in Nature, has found that lake heatwaves could become up to 12 times longer by the end of the century, and up to 1.7C hotter.
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New climate models suggest faster melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet
A new study published in Nature Communications, shows that Greenland’s ice sheet could melt faster than previously thought over the 21st century.
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Global sea-level rise began accelerating ‘30 years earlier’ than previously thought
Melting ice and ocean warming has caused sea levels to rise by around 20cm over the 20th century. But scientists have just discovered sea levels started rising in the 1960s, not the 1990s.