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An iceberg melts in Kulusuk Bay, eastern Greenland, July 2007

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Euroviews. The continued rise in CO2 is unacceptable. This lunacy cannot continue

The cryosphere — Earth’s ice sheets, sea ice, permafrost, polar oceans, glaciers and snow — is ground zero for climate change, and it pays no attention to rhetoric, only to our actions, Dr Julie Brigham-Grette and Dr Martin Siegert write.

10/11/2023

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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault preserves the world's crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes.

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Arctic doomsday vault helps countries prepare for the unknown

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault hits 1.2 million seed deposits as countries brace for climate and war-induced food insecurity.

13/10/2022

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Conference in Turkmenistan promotes sustainable transport development in landlocked countries

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In times of ongoing turbulence, encompassing the conflicts, economic hardship and pandemics, landlocked countries face a unique set of challenges.

01/09/2022

Researchers have been studying the Batagay thaw slump to better understand the relationship between permafrost and rising greenhouse gas emissions.

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Giant craters are opening up in the Arctic due to climate change

The permafrost region contains three times as much carbon as all living vegetation on Earth - with concerning consequences as it thaws.

04/06/2022

River Po, Italy

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The longest river in Italy is drying up: How will locals survive?

The mighty Po River nourishes a vast area of northern Italy, but climate change is causing a devastating drought.

14/05/2022