New report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea levels, ocean warming in 2022

Greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea level and ocean heat content are set to reach record highs in 2022, according to the annual review of global climate published online Wednesday. The State of the Climate Report, the 33rd annual assessment compiled by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information, is based […]

Warm water melting weak spots in Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’, scientists say

Scientists studying Antarctica’s massive Thwaites Glacier – nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier – say warmer water is seeping into its weak spots, worsening melting conditions due to rising temperatures, two papers published in the journal Nature showed Wednesday. . Thwaites, which is roughly the size of Florida, represents more than half a meter (1.6 feet) of […]