A 25-year research study has revealed significant losses in more than 40 per cent of Antarctica’s ice shelves. The study showed that thinning ice shelves have released massive amounts of water into Earth’s oceans.
The United Nations agency has said disaster costs stood at around $3.8 trillion in damages to crops and livestock in 3 decades.
At least 45% of the world’s known flowering plants are threatened by extinction around the world, the study revealed.
Heavy rains have flooded New York City with roads and subways entirely blocked. The city’s governor imposed a state of emergency and urged citizens to stay indoors to avoid casualties. The rain started pouring intensely after 7 am but the situation has calmed down slightly, authorities said.
A group of six young people have filed a lawsuit against 32 countries for inaction against climate change. The group of individuals, including 3 siblings from Portugal, accused the EU member states for failing to reverse the impact of climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Scientists have been warning about decreasing Antarctica ice for decades, but the recent report is alarming. The report published by the BBC revealed that the sea-ice surrounding Antarctica has never been this low in winters. The satellite images also revealed a saddening image of the region that was once resistant to global warming.
Satellite imagery has revealed shocking images of a Penguin colony that vanished in 2022. The colony disappeared and all the penguins were frozen to death when ice beneath their feet broke apart before they could develop waterproof feathers.
World’s oceans are heating up and the threat is real, according to climate experts. The global average ocean temperatures have increased to its highest point this week, reaching 20.96C and are expected to increase further, EU’s climate change service Copernicus reported.
Huge wildfires have burned down 77,000 acres of land and have already spread into Nevada. The fires considered California’s largest fire in 2023 have gone completely out of control. The fire started on Friday in California’s Mojave national preserve due to extreme temperatures coupled with rapid growth of underbrush due to heavy rains this year, authorities said.
Scientists are certainly convinced that July is the hottest month in the last 120,000 years, thanks to ever increasing temperatures. The UN chief ‘s shocking statement that the world is literally boiling also presents a bleak picture of the future ahead if things keep rolling out of control.
A melting glacier in Switzerland has revealed the body of a missing German climber. The body was discovered by the Swiss police, ending a mystery of the missing climber who vanished in the Swiss Alps in 1986.
A US based technology startup is genetically engineering trees to capture more carbon dioxide and live longer than traditional trees. The U.S. climate technology startup Living Carbon is producing trees that can absorb 53% more biomass with more efficient photosynthesis.
