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Why is it warm when it snows and cold when it melts?
Snow, sleet or snow showers are a natural phenomenon, similar to rain but it is a rain of small ice crystals.
Melting Ice
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Biology
Science awakens 48,500-year-old 'sleeping' virus for surprising reason
Some ancient viruses locked away in the Siberian permafrost since the Ice Age have been revived to combat the effects of climate change.
Environment
Antarctica's longest river flows back out of the sea
Onyx, the longest river in Antarctica, does not flow into the sea but flows in the opposite direction due to the unique geological features of this place.
Environment
Alarming milestone: the Arctic Ocean will be ice-free in just 3 years
New research sounds the alarm: At the current rate of greenhouse gas emissions, the Arctic Ocean will have its first ice-free day in 2027.
Environment
Discovering the role of ocean currents in ice shelf melting
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications found that ocean currents moving in winding patterns play a large role in the melting of ice shelves in Antarc…
Environment
Melting ice causes alien treasures to 'hide' in Antarctica
Rising temperatures in Antarctica cause meteorites - alien treasures - to sink before researchers can collect them, according to The New York Times.
Environment
When did sea level reach its highest level in history?
About 117 million years ago, sea level was about 210m higher than today, but this may still not be the highest level in history.
Environment
Glaciers in New Zealand are continuously shrinking, facing the risk of disappearing
NIWA's survey team leader said the ice is melting faster and faster in recent years, causing New Zealand to face a continuous trend of ice loss.
Environment
Proposing 2 'utopian' initiatives to 'save' the polar ice sheet, at first glance everyone thought it was a fantasy
Climate change is threatening the permafrost at the global poles, and if the situation does not change, melting ice and rising sea levels will seriously threaten life on…
Environment
Melting ice produces more energy than 10 hydroelectric stations
Greenland's ice is melting so much that the amount of water it produces could power more than 10 of the world's largest hydroelectric projects.
Environment
How did the melting ice phenomenon have serious consequences?
Now besides facing serious pollution of the environment or the greenhouse effect ... our Earth is facing another worrying phenomenon, which is the melting of ice. at bot…
Environment
Disappointingly the whole Norwegian land is being 'pulled' to the sea and sank
The incident on the Norwegian coast caused an entire land area with 8 houses to sink into the sea.
Environment
Reveal an unexplored island in Antarctica
Sif Island with a layer of brown volcanic granite and traces of creatures appear due to melting ice in Antarctica.
Environment
Scientists worry because weed is growing in the Arctic
Scientists have recently alerted the warning that the Arctic green cover is becoming increasingly complex.
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Shock: Concentration of atmospheric CO2 has reached the highest point in human history
Even CO2 concentrations peak when the first month of 2020 is not reached. Sadly, each year we record a new record of atmospheric CO2.