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Holy smoke blamed for melting Himalayan glaciers
A summary of today’s top climate and clean energy stories. Email the team on info@rtcc.org or get in touch via Twitter. Source: Flickr/littlevanities India: Holy smoke arising from Hindu funeral pyres,...
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Antarctic fjord life puzzles scientists
Warming waters of the fjords of the Antarctic Peninsula have an abundant and diverse population of marine life (Pic: Liam Quinn) By Tim Radford Arctic fjords are poor places, low in marine life and...
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West Antarctic ice loss has accelerated over past four years
Rate of ice loss from West Antarctic has accelerated sharply, European scientists say, causing global sea levels to rise by 15% more than previously thought Source: Flickr/Austronesian Expeditions By...
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Coal ‘largest contributor’ to Beijing’s deadly smog
Today’s top five climate change stories chosen by RTCC Email us on info@rtcc.org or Tweet @RTCCnewswire 1 – Fossil fuels main cause of Beijing smog Fossil fuel combustion makes the largest contribution...
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Breaking news: there is ice in Antarctica
Sceptics may laugh at the irony of climate scientists getting stuck in ice, but it still doesn’t disprove climate change (Pic: NASA Goddard) By Ed King It appears to have come as a major surprise to...
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Ocean warming could weaken East Antarctic ice sheets
Unstable ice sheet could cause ocean to rise by 4 metres in an ‘irreversible’ cycle of melting, say scientists Pic: feserc/Flickr By Gerard Wynn East Antarctica may become a large contributor to future...
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West Antarctic glaciers have ‘passed point of no return’
Global sea level rise figures may have to be revised upwards say scientists, as pace of melt increases The calving front of the Thwaites ice shelf in Antarctica (Pic: NASA) By Gerard Wynn West...
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New Antarctic studies suggest more rapid sea level rise this century
The IPCC warned of rising sea levels. The collapse of Antarctic glaciers means it’s time to prepare Pic: Trey Ratcliff/Flickr By Gerard Wynn The prospective collapse of West Antarctic glaciers,...
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