Alps could lose most of their glaciers by 2100 Dutch, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 9 April 2019 The Alps are probably the most famous mountain range in Europe. The region, which crosses eight countries in central Europe, includes some of the continent’s highest peaks. The range also has beautiful glaciers, large bodies of dense ice that cover some of the tops and slopes of the Alpine mountains. But these glaciers are at risk from climate change, according to a new study published in the EGU journal The Cryosphere. Read more
What seabirds can tell us about the tide English, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish 29 November 2018 Many nature groups and societies around the world put GPS tags on birds to study their behaviour and movements. This helps scientists learn more about these animals and the information collected can be used to protect bird species. Now, Matt Cooper, a graduate from Bangor University in Wales, and his colleagues, have discovered that GPS information from seabirds can also be used to learn about our oceans. They published their results in the EGU journal Ocean Science. Read more
Impact of bombs from World War II felt at the edge of space English, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish 26 September 2018 University of Reading researchers found that bombing raids not only caused damage on the ground but also shook the Earth’s atmosphere up to the edge of space. Scientists have shown that ‘shockwaves’ produced by the huge bombs dropped by Allied planes on European cities were felt very high up in the Earth’s atmosphere, up to 1000km away. Read more
Building walls underwater to slow down glacier collapse English, French, German, Greek, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish 20 September 2018 To slow down glacier melting, scientists Michael Wolovick and John Moore have come up with an “un-thinkable” idea, called glacial geoengineering. They suggested that we could build columns or walls underwater to support ice shelves and to limit the amount of warm water getting to them. This would prevent the glaciers from losing so much ice, delaying sea-level rise. The results are published in The Cryosphere. Read more
Scientists calculate deadline for climate action English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish 30 August 2018 In a new study published in the EGU journal Earth System Dynamics, a team of scientists from the Netherlands and the UK found that we are running out of time to limit the increase in global temperature to 2° C at the end of the century. They said that we need to act strongly to stop climate change before 2035. Read more
Landslides triggered by humans on the rise Dutch, English, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 23 August 2018 In a new study published in the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, UK’s Sheffield University researchers Melanie Froude and David Petley looked at landslides that happened between 2004 and 2016 all around the world. They focused on fatal landslides, that is, those that caused deaths. They wanted to understand where landslides were harming people most and why they happen. Read more
When ice shelves collapse, sea level can rise. But by how much? Dutch, English, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 19 July 2018 The Antarctic Peninsula, the northernmost part of Antarctica, has been warming rapidly in recent years. This has put some of the peninsula’s ice shelves – including two called Larsen C and George VI – at risk of collapse. In a new study published in the EGU journal The Cryosphere, an international team of scientists calculated how much sea-level rise would result from the collapse of these two ice shelves. Read more
Oxygen levels in Baltic Sea at 1500-year low Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 5 July 2018 Researchers who published their work in the EGU journal Biogeosciences have discovered that the oxygen problem in the coastal waters of the Baltic sea is more serious than previously thought. The new research shows that during the past 100 years or so the coastal Baltic Sea lost oxygen at a rate that had not been seen in 1500 years! Read more
Surprising findings from a hurricane in Texas Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 19 April 2018 In late August 2017, a very strong storm, called Hurricane Harvey, hit southeast Texas in the United States (US). The storm caused massive floods, and it killed dozens of people. Researchers in Texas and in the Netherlands studied how the victims died due to Harvey and published their results in the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. They found that 80% of victims died from drowning. Read more
Parts of ozone layer not recovering as expected Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish 6 February 2018 In a new study published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, researchers revealed that while the ozone layer is recovering at the poles, this is not happening at latitudes between about 60°S and 60°N. Read more
Climate made people move to America Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish 21 November 2017 In new research published in the journal Climate of the Past, scientists from the University of Freiburg in Germany say that, during the 19th century, climate was one of the major factors that pushed people to move out of Southwest Germany and into North America. Read more
Palm oil is making Indonesia warmer Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish 25 October 2017 A new study, published in Biogeosciences and led by Clifton Sabajo and Alexander Knohl from the University of Goettingen in Germany, shows that cutting down native forests to plant palm-oil trees is making Indonesia warmer. Read more
New threat to the ozone layer Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 12 October 2017 The ozone gas shield in the Earth’s atmosphere protects us from receiving too much dangerous ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun. An international team of scientists has now discovered a new threat to the ozone layer. Read more
Remove carbon dioxide from the air or risk young people’s future Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish 18 July 2017 According to a team of scientists led by James Hansen, a professor at the Columbia University Earth Institute in the US, formerly at NASA, we need to remove some of the carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere to limit global warming to a level that would safeguard children’s futures. Read more
High altitudes help slow down Antarctica’s warming Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 18 May 2017 When it comes to climate change, the Arctic and the Antarctic are poles apart. At the north of the planet, temperatures are increasing twice as fast as in the rest of the globe, while warming in Antarctica has been milder. A new study published in Earth System Dynamics shows that the high elevation of Antarctica might help explain why the two poles are warming at different speeds. Read more
Rising seas and erosion spell trouble for coral reefs Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 20 April 2017 Coral reefs can usually be found in shallow, clear waters in tropical oceans. They might look like they are made up of rocks, but they are actually live organisms that need sunlight to survive. If the sea level rises too fast, the corals can’t grow fast enough to keep up. If the water gets too deep, corals can’t get the sunlight they need. And that’s not all that cause trouble for corals. Read more
Less snow and a shorter ski season in the Alps Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 16 February 2017 A new research study, published in the scientific journal The Cryosphere by Swiss scientists, shows that large parts of the Swiss Alps could lose up to 70% of snow cover by 2100. However, if humans manage to control greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming, only about 30% of snow cover will be lost Read more
The coldest decade of the millennium Dutch, English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 1 December 2016 The temperature at the surface of our planet is increasing and we are likely to experience warmer decades in the future. But if we go back in time, all the way to the 15th century, a different type of change in weather and climate resulted in the coldest decade of the millennium: the 1430s. Read more
Antarctic explorations 100 years ago tell us where sea ice was found Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish 24 November 2016 During expeditions some 100 years ago, Antarctic explorers kept a ship’s log book where they would write down observations, including about the weather and sea conditions. Modern day scientists have now used these records to learn where sea ice (frozen sea water) was found in the waters around Antarctica. Read more
How are melting glaciers affecting people in Bolivia? Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 20 October 2016 Due to climate change, glaciers around the world are shrinking. Global temperatures are increasing, which causes the glaciers to melt more and more. Scientists in the UK and Bolivia have published a new study in The Cryosphere that used images from satellites to see how these glaciers are changing. Read more
