Tag: ice melting
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Researchers Warn That Himalayan Glaciers Are Melting at Exceptional Rate
Researchers have discovered that the Himalayan glaciers have begun melting at an unprecedented rate. According to the study, the rapidly melting ice could impact the water supply for millions of people in Asia. University of Leeds researchers analyzed ice melting rates throughout the last 400-700 years when the glacier expanded during the Little Ice Age.…
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Melting Ice in Greenland Raises Alarms for Flooding
New research by the University of Leeds found that Greenland’s rapidly melting ice raises global flood risks. In the past forty years, the world’s ice sheets have disappeared at alarming rates due to climate change. The increasing intensity and frequency of ice melting events raise sea level and flood concerns worldwide. Scientists have documented the…
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Stanford Study Proves Climate Change Responsible For Flood Damage
A recent Stanford study found that climate change caused one-third of flood damage over the past thirty years in the U.S. Increasing rainfall due to a warmer climate caused nearly $75 billion of the estimated $199 billion. This devastation occurred from 1988 to 2017. The researchers published their research on Jan. 11, 2021 in the…
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NASA Reveals 2020 Tied for the Warmest Year Ever Recorded
According to recent research by NASA, 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year in Earth’s recorded history. Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York studied the global average surface temperature for last year. They found that the temperature had risen 1.84 degrees Fahrenheit above the baseline 1951-1980 mean. 2020…