Tag: Impacts of Climate Change
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Ice sheet ‘retreat’ vs ‘collapse’: what is the difference and why does it matter?
The ice sheets over Antarctica and Greenland are going to ‘collapse’, we have been told by scientists. What does it mean for an ice sheet to ‘collapse’, though? Is it not just drammatic language made for headlines? There is, however, a difference. To learn the difference, we need to study past ice sheet retreat preserved…
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10 Key Terms About Climate Science That You Need to Know
When it comes to climate change, there are some scientific terms that are thrown around without any explanation and often without context. This isn’t always that helpful. Even with a background in science, it can be easy to misunderstand unfamiliar scientific terms. Also, it isn’t just scientists with a right to know and understand how…
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Climate change will make the tropical monsoon more extreme: but why?
Global warming is causing climate change, scientists have told us. But what does that mean? How is the climate changing, though? We know places are getting warmer, but apparently, they are also getting wetter and we’re getting more extreme weather events. Why? What does temperature have to do with rain and storms? The tropical monsoon…
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The IPCC Summary Simplified, Part 2: Long-Term Climate and Development Futures
The second part of the IPCC synthesis report ‘Long-term climate and development futures’ is mainly concerned with where we go from here. What will our future look like if we persist along the same path we are on? What is the best-case scenario, if we act now, and what is the worst case, if we…
Rivers of Ice 