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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.
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Antarctica: Latest report says melting sea ice 'not yet irreversible'
In its recently published 'Impact of Climate Change report,' the Potsdam Institute for Research warned that while the marine ice sheet is not destabilised yet, the point of no return could come sooner rather than later.
Culture news
Swedish kids take the plunge in icy lake survival lessons
Safety takes on a new dimension for many young Swedes as sub-zero temperatures and the surrounding conditions are a daily danger in winter. Frozen lakes are common playgrounds which means first-aid training and rescue to prepare for the worst is obligatory from a young age.
Climate
WWII plane pulled from melting Swiss glacier 76 years after it crashed
When this US Dakota aircraft crashed in Switzerland in 1946 it led to the biggest rescue mission the Alps has ever seen. Now as climate change melts the glacier around it, the wreckage is finally being recovered by the Swiss military.
