Continued warnings that a key glacier in West Antarctica is at serious risk of collapse has prompted a debate over using geoengineering as a way of slowing the ice sheet’s rate of melt, using artificial barriers to shield the vulnerable ice shelf from warm water that is eroding it from below: would suchread more
A combination of rising water temperatures and ebbing El Niño conditions in the Pacific have prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to forecast a potentially record-breaking hurricane season for the North Atlantic, with the expectation of at least 13 hurricanes to form over the season. “This season is lookingread more
Detailed satellite scans of a key glacier in West Antarctica have renewed warnings that a combination of meltwater and seawater flowing deep underneath the ice is causing “vigorous melting” at the base of the Thwaites Glacier—nicknamed the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ because of its potential to raise sea levels by ten feet if itread more
The world’s largest carbon dioxide capture facility has begun operations in Hellisheiði, Iceland, a pivotal milestone in the development of what is known as direct air capture (DAC), technologies that are aimed at scrubbing the atmosphere of excess carbon dioxide. Although a drastic reduction in the amount of human-based CO2read more