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While surface temperatures were about the 6th warmest on record in 2021, the upper oceans were at their hottest – and they’re a stronger indicator of global warming. A top climate scientist explains.
The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods that swept through mountain towns in Europe a
It was not so long ago that the parts of the globe covered permanently with ice and snow, the Arctic, Antarctic, and Greater Himalayas (“the abode of the snows” in Sanskrit), were viewed as distant, frigid climes of little consequence. Only the most intrepid adventurers were drawn to such desolate regions as the Tibetan Plateau, which, when finally surveyed, proved to have the
One here. and its important that this happens, because greenland contributes 8% of the world's fresh water. but what's not so good is that it happens so fast. the melt here is accelerating and its contributing to a rise in global sea levels. over the last 40 years, the speed of this ice retreat has astonished even the scientists we met. >> the arctic is the engine room of the climate system of the earth. the arctic is in the core, is the center, and controls much of the mechanisms that keep our climate system active. >> reporter: what lies ahead for this arctic wilderness and the world is unkn...
The collective challenge for all nations on this planet. science shows that changes in the climate are widespread, rapid and becoming more intense and affecting every part of the region. thanks to major advancesin part of the region. thanks to major advances in science, since our previous assessment report in 2013, today, we have a much more precise and clear picture of how the climate system works, which lets us understand better what has changed. what is changing now and what could be the changes in the future in the climate system and why they matter for every region. it is now unequivocal ...