Global Warming – Page 11

95 percent of the Arctic Ocean’s old sea ice is gone. What now?

Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean can be compared to ice cubes in a glass of water. As the ice melts, it does not directly … 95 percent of the Arctic Ocean’s old sea ice is gone. What now?Read more

Steven Smith of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society and Diana Kushner of the Enduring Ice Project enduringice.com

The new study published yesterday in the journal Nature concluded that the global oceans may be absorbing up to 60 percent more heat since the … The Oceans Are Heating Up Faster Than ExpectedRead more

Leaders of the U.S. fossil fuel industry knew as early as 1954 that carbon dioxide pollution accumulating in the atmosphere posed a growing threat to … Oil Industry Knew About Dangers of Climate Change in 1954Read more

Phytoplankton blooms that form the base of the marine food web are expanding northward into ice-free waters where they have never been seen before, according … Arctic sea ice decline driving ocean phytoplankton farther northRead more

A newly discovered long and craggy rift is splintering across West Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier, satellite images show. The nearly 19-mile-long (30 kilometers) rift started … Huge Iceberg Poised to Break Off Antarctica’s Pine Island GlacierRead more

One day in 1961, an American economist named Daniel Ellsberg stumbled across a piece of paper with apocalyptic implications. Ellsberg, who was advising the US … Shell and Exxon’s secret 1980s climate change warningsRead more

According to new research, ice-melt in Antarctica has caused global sea levels to rise by as much as 7.6 millimeters since 1992 — and about … Antarctica’s melting ice is already contributing to sea level riseRead more

Dr. Alan Robock