Moulin bleu! (Photo: Poul Christoffersen / Cambridge University) It is no secret that the Greenland ice sheet has the potential to be a major contributor to global sea-level rise: if it melted entirely, the seas would rise by seven metres. This is because, unlike sea...
Arctic sea ice will continue to retreat as warming increases. Heat transport through the newly described oceanic heat channel could even accelerate this process. Photo: Julia Hager The causes for the rapid warming of the North Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans seem...
The ice is getting thinner and thinner, and not just for polar bears. Many animal and plant species are already threatened with extinction due to the effects of climate change. For humans, extreme weather events are becoming increasingly dangerous. Photo: Julia Hager...
