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Cost of Arctic Methane Release Could Be 'Size of Global Economy', Experts Warn
July 24, 2013 — Researchers have warned of an "economic time-bomb" in the Arctic, following a ground-breaking analysis of the likely cost of methane emissions in the region. Economic modelling shows that the methane ... > full story -
Shifting Patterns of Temperature Volatility in the Climate System
July 24, 2013 — In recent decades there has been increased variability in yearly temperature records for large parts of Europe and North America, according to a new ... > full story -
Ancient Technology for Metal Coatings 2,000 Years Ago Can't Be Matched Even Today
July 24, 2013 — Artists and craftsmen more than 2,000 years ago developed thin-film coating technology unrivaled even by today's standards for producing DVDs, solar cells, electronic devices and other products. ... > full story -
Scientists Get Dirty at the Robson Glacier
July 24, 2013 — New research presents some of the first data documenting microbial community diversity, biomass and function along a 100-year-old soil chronosequence in a Canadian glacier retreat ... > full story -
Coastal Antarctic Permafrost Melting Faster Than Expected: Arctic-Like Melt Rates Appearing in Coastal Antarctica
July 24, 2013 — Scientists have documented an acceleration in the melt rate of permafrost in a part of Antarctica where the ice had been considered stable. The melt rates are comparable with the Arctic and could ... > full story -
Geochemical 'Fingerprints' Leave Evidence That Megafloods Eroded Steep Gorge
July 22, 2013 — For the first time, scientists have direct geochemical evidence that the 150-mile long Tsangpo Gorge, possibly the world's deepest, was the conduit by which megafloods from glacial lakes, perhaps ... > full story -
Sea Level Rise: New Iceberg Theory Points to Areas at Risk of Rapid Disintegration
July 22, 2013 — In events that could exacerbate sea level rise over the coming decades, stretches of ice on the coasts of Antarctica and Greenland are at risk of rapidly cracking apart and falling into the ocean, ... > full story -
Declining Sea Ice Strands Baby Harp Seals
July 22, 2013 — Young harp seals off the eastern coast of Canada are at much higher risk of getting stranded than adult seals because of shrinking sea ice cover caused by recent warming in the North Atlantic, ... > full story -
Ancient Ice Melt Unearthed in Antarctic Mud: 20-Meter Sea Level Rise, Five Million Years Ago
July 21, 2013 — Global warming five million years ago may have caused parts of Antarctica's large ice sheets to melt and sea levels to rise by approximately 20 meters, scientists ... > full story -
A Warmer Planetary Haven Around Cool Stars, as Ice Warms Rather Than Cools
July 19, 2013 — In a bit of cosmic irony, planets orbiting cooler stars may be more likely to remain ice-free than planets around hotter stars. This is due to the interaction of a star’s light with ice and ... > full story
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