Model calculations show the contribution of ice flow from the ice sheet to sea level rise Along with surface melting, iceberg calving into the ocean also contribute considerably to sea-level rise. The new model by Iranian researcher Faezeh Nick (Utrecht University) now provides much better insight into the future behaviour of large outlet glaciers in Greenland. KfC co-financed this research.
Utrecht University, May 08, 2013
Monthly NASA sea level rise graphic Sea level rises are caused by two aspects of global warming: the melting of ice over land, and the expansion of seawater as it warms. Space missions Jason 1 and Jason 2 both monitor these rising sea levels, and NASA has put together some interesting graphics to demonstrate the historical changes in sea level changes, both over the 20th century and over the last couple of decades.
NASA, May 06, 2013
Countries focus on 'concrete solutions' to build new UN-backed global climate accord Delegates from more than 160 countries have agreed on a set of climate change policy measures as part of an ongoing United Nations-led effort to create a new, universal climate accord by 2015 to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) from pre- industrial levels.
UN News Centre, May 03, 2013
Arctic summer sea ice extent controlled by atmospheric transport The retreat of the summer sea ice in the Arctic region is one of the most dramatic signs of the ongoing climate change. Although the ice cover is steadily decreasing it also shows a large variability from year to year. In a new study researches examined the variability of the Arctic sea ice.
Stockholm University, April 29, 2013
Satellite data provide insight into melting Arctic ice In September 2012, the smallest ice spread to date in the Arctic was recorded. With data from satellites, scientists at SMHI have analysed changes in the atmosphere, and then compared the conditions for the ice melt in 2012 with 2007, the previous record low for ice spread.
SMHI, April 10, 2013
A warming world will further intensify extreme precipitation events, research shows According to a newly-published NOAA-led study in Geophysical Research Letters, as the globe warms from rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, more moisture in a warmer atmosphere will make the most extreme precipitation events more intense
ScienceDaily.com, April 08, 2013
Ancient pool of warm water questions current climate models A huge pool of warm water that stretched out from Indonesia over to Africa and South America four million years ago suggests climate models might be too conservative in forecasting tropical changes.
ScienceDaily.com, April 03, 2013
Summer melt season getting longer on Antarctic Peninsula New research from the Antarctic Peninsula shows that the summer melt season has been getting longer over the last 60 years. Increased summer melting has been linked to the rapid break-up of ice shelves in the area and rising sea level.
ScienceDaily.com, March 27, 2013
NASA's Analysis of 2012 Global Temperature NASA's analysis of Earth's surface temperature found that 2012 ranked as the ninth warmest year since 1880. NASA scientists compare the average global temperature each year to the average from 1951 to 1980. This 30-year period provides a baseline from which to measure the warming Earth has experienced due to increasing atmospheric levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases.
Youtube / NASA, March 26, 2013
New cloud computing network could cut GHG emissions from ICT The growing use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services is producing an increasing amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. New research has proposed a network model spanning Europe, USA and Canada that uses ‘cloud computing’ to supply renewable energy to IT data centres.
"Science for Environment Policy": European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service, March 21, 2013
