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Maldives’ disappearing coast prompts appeal to UN space agency

The Maldives, one of the nations most threatened by global warming, is appealing to the United Nations space agency to help the island country plan its defenses against rising sea levels. Maldives is among a group of 43 low-lying nations … Continue reading

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Is Antarctica Cooling After All?

While most of the planet has been warming for decades, part of Antartica, the East Antarctic Ice Sheet — has actually been getting colder. At least that was the general consensus. A major study by Pennsylvania State University; NASA’s Goddard … Continue reading

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In the Antarctic, a Huge Iceberg is About to Break off Glacier

A massive iceberg with enough freshwater in it to fill Sydney Harbour 135 times over is about to break off the Mertz glacier in Antarctica. The iceberg will be 75 kilometres long and contains 750,000 gigalitres of ice.Scientists are not … Continue reading

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Changes In The Sun Are Not Causing Global Warming

A troubling hypothesis about how the sun may impact global warming is finally laid to rest.Carnegie Mellon University’s Peter Adams along with Jeff Pierce from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, have developed a model to test a controversial hypothesis that … Continue reading

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