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Past Climate Conditions Anticipates Sea Level From Ice Sheets and CO2 Stabilization

Science, November 6 The Pliocene Epoch (3-4 million years ago) is our best analogue for current rates of climate change.…

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Widespread Sea-Ice Decline in Nordic Seas Associated with Past Extreme Greenland Warming

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, November 9   During the last Ice Age (about 110 000 to 10…

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High Arctic Temperatures and Low Sea-Ice Levels Cause Heatwaves at Mid-Latitudes

Environmental Research Letters, October 12 As the Arctic rapidly warms, the temperature difference between that region and warmer lower latitudes…

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Potential Climate Sensitivity Above 5°C from Cloud Feedback Mechanisms

Nature Geoscience, October 26 Updated CMIP6 climate models (produced for the next IPCC assessment AR6) consider the radiative effects of…

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Additional Global Warming Feedbacks from Decay of the Earth’s Cryosphere

Nature Communications, October 27   New climate modelling shows that feedbacks from cryosphere melt dynamics including loss of Arctic summer…

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A Closer Look at Greenland’s Ice Sheet Margins and Glacier Outlets

Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, October 27 Over the past three decades, the Greenland Ice Sheet ice transitioned…

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Agricultural Irrigation in NW China Creates Unexpected Glacier Growth in Western Himalayas

The Cryosphere, September 24 While most glaciers are losing mass, the Kunlun Shan and Karakoram mountain range contains glaciers that are…

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Reduced Biodiversity in the Arctic with Higher Sea Ice Loss

Nature Climate Change, October 27   If higher human greenhouse gas emissions continue, greater loss of Arctic sea ice will…

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Arctic Sea Ice Building Stalls to Record Low for October

Arctic sea ice, normally growing rapidly at this time of year post-sundown, has stalled.  Extent is currently 1.2 million square…

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Warming of the Arctic Ocean and Nearby Seas

Global and Planetary Change, October 1 From 1982 to 2018, the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas have warmed by…

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