| Climate Adaptation Business Challenge 2013: MatchMaking Event in Amsterdam Today, Knowledge for Climate and Climate-KIC organize the Climate Adaptation Business Challenge to boost new climate business. This business challenge is the starting point for innovative products or services on climate adaption with business potential. Knowledge for Climate, Tuesday 21 May 2013 |
| World's melting glaciers making large contribution to sea rise While 99 percent of Earth's land ice is locked up in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, the remaining ice in the world's glaciers contributed just as much to sea rise as the two ice sheets combined from 2003 to 2009. ScienceDaily.com, Thursday 16 May 2013 |
| Scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change A comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed articles on the topic of global warming and climate change has revealed an overwhelming consensus among scientists that recent warming is human-caused. ScienceDaily.com, Wednesday 15 May 2013 |
| Model calculations show the contribution of ice flow from the ice sheet to sea level rise Along with surface melting, iceberg calving into the ocean also contribute considerably to sea-level rise. The new model by Iranian researcher Faezeh Nick (Utrecht University) now provides much better insight into the future behaviour of large outlet glaciers in Greenland. KfC co-financed this research. Utrecht University, Wednesday 8 May 2013 |
| Monthly NASA sea level rise graphic Sea level rises are caused by two aspects of global warming: the melting of ice over land, and the expansion of seawater as it warms. Space missions Jason 1 and Jason 2 both monitor these rising sea levels, and NASA has put together some interesting graphics to demonstrate the historical changes in sea level changes, both over the 20th century and over the last couple of decades. NASA, Monday 6 May 2013 |
| Countries focus on 'concrete solutions' to build new UN-backed global climate accord Delegates from more than 160 countries have agreed on a set of climate change policy measures as part of an ongoing United Nations-led effort to create a new, universal climate accord by 2015 to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) from pre- industrial levels. UN News Centre, Friday 3 May 2013 |
| Arctic summer sea ice extent controlled by atmospheric transport The retreat of the summer sea ice in the Arctic region is one of the most dramatic signs of the ongoing climate change. Although the ice cover is steadily decreasing it also shows a large variability from year to year. In a new study researches examined the variability of the Arctic sea ice. Stockholm University, Monday 29 April 2013 |
| Satellite data provide insight into melting Arctic ice In September 2012, the smallest ice spread to date in the Arctic was recorded. With data from satellites, scientists at SMHI have analysed changes in the atmosphere, and then compared the conditions for the ice melt in 2012 with 2007, the previous record low for ice spread. SMHI, Wednesday 10 April 2013 |
| A warming world will further intensify extreme precipitation events, research shows According to a newly-published NOAA-led study in Geophysical Research Letters, as the globe warms from rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, more moisture in a warmer atmosphere will make the most extreme precipitation events more intense ScienceDaily.com, Monday 8 April 2013 |
| Ancient pool of warm water questions current climate models A huge pool of warm water that stretched out from Indonesia over to Africa and South America four million years ago suggests climate models might be too conservative in forecasting tropical changes. ScienceDaily.com, Wednesday 3 April 2013 |
