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Multiple climate tipping points closer than believed, study warns

Sharp changes could result in a cascade of subsystem interactions that would steer the planet toward extreme warming and sea level rise.

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Antarctic sanctuary opened to save melting glaciers for future science

A slice of the Mont Blanc glacier has become one of the first Alpine ice samples to be stashed away in a natural Antarctic freezer for future scientists to study.

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Billions at risk from ‘alarming’ climate change in mountain regions

Scientists warn accelerating climate change in mountain regions is increasing the risk of "devastating" floods and hazardous events.

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Sea levels rising faster than they have in 4,000 years, study warns

Melting glaciers and thermal expansion are driving the ‘acceleration’ of sea level rise to record levels.

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Climate change melts California glaciers to unprecedented levels

The glacier melt in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains is unprecedented, a new study shows.

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More than 1,000 small glaciers in Switzerland have already disappeared

Since 2015, glaciologists say Switzerland's glaciers have shrunk by a quarter.

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Geologists turn to remote tools as Italy’s Ventina glacier melts fast

After 130 years of direct measurement, the retreat of Italy’s Ventina glacier will now be tracked by drones due to rapid melting and unstable terrain.

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Climate change is turning Switzerland's glaciers into ‘Swiss cheese’

Glacier shrinkage has wide impacts on agriculture, fisheries, drinking water levels, and border tensions when it comes to cross-boundary rivers.

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7 stunning photos at the intersection of climate, science and health

The shortlist of 25 photos captures our changing world in extraordinary depth, from rooftop picnics to undersea greenhouses.

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Tajikistan calls for global effort to preserve melting ice glaciers

Tajikistan, home to the majority of Central Asia's glaciers, is urging global action as climate change accelerates glacier melt. At a high-level international conference in Dushanbe, President Emomali Rahmon proposed launching a major glacier study.

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Blatten remains evacuated as Birch Glacier continues to break apart

A section of the Birch Glacier in the Lötschental remains unstable following a major landslide, with millions of cubic metres of debris pushing the ice dangerously downhill.

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Overshooting 1.5°C will cause irreversible glacier loss, study shows

“The longer we delay emissions cuts, the more we burden future generations with irreversible change”.

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Iceberg tracks off UK coast could shed light on Antarctica’s future

Uncovering the collapse of the British and Irish ice sheet could help predict what's in store for Antarctica.

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Glaciers in Sweden and Norway are melting faster

In 2024, the warmest year on record in Europe according to the EU's Copernicus system, Swedish and Norwegian glaciers melted by an average of 1.8 metres.

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Melting Arctic glaciers have revealed 2,500km of new coastline

The unstable new coastline poses safety risks for the tourists that flock to coastal glacial areas for their beauty and abundant wildlife.

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Türkiye’s 20,000-year-old glaciers may vanish in the next two decades

The remaining glacial area in the Cilo Mountains has been damaged and degraded, scientists say.