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The snow on the 'roof of Africa' will disappear
According to a recent study by scientists at Ohio University (USA), Kilimanjaro snow will disappear within two decades, due to global warming.
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Giant ice island 'go wild'
Australian scientists were stunned to find a giant iceberg drifting wandering the waters of the country.
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Greenland ice melted like never before
According to scientists' conclusions, if Greenland's massive ice sheets melted due to global warming, Earth's sea level would rise by 7cm.
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Melting ice in Greenland and Antarctic islands
Recently, space satellites have provided scientists with the most comprehensive picture of rapidly moving glaciers along the Antarctic and Greenland coasts.
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Antarctic glacier is thinning with alarming speed
Scientists say the huge glacier in Antarctica is getting thinner and thinner. Glaciers around Pine Island in the West Antarctica are twice the size of Scotland, which is…
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The time bomb of the climate
If the frozen soil melted completely due to climate change, trillions of tons of carbon would be released into the air, causing the earth's temperature to rise much fast…
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America revealed images of ice melting in the Arctic
The US Geological Survey (USGS) recently revealed images that reflect global climate change that have a detrimental impact on the Arctic region.
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The threat of ice melting from the West Antarctic ice sheet may be less than expected
A recent study said that, while all or part of the western Antarctic ice sheet melted due to global warming, the sea level in the US coastal areas would rise by 25%. The…
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Greenland ice melting threatens Northeast United States and Canada
The thawing of Greenland in this century will push more seawater toward the threatened coastline of New York, Boston, Halifax and other cities of the Northeast United St…
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Antarctica lost bigger ice mass than Singapore
An area of about 700 square kilometers in the southernmost part of the earth has crumbled into ice sheets.
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The Arctic may run out of ice within a decade
Some US scientists warn that, in less than 10 years, the Earth's north pole will be free of ice.
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A large block of ice separates from Antarctica
On February 17, an ice block of up to 14,000 km2 separated from Wilkins ice shelf, belonging to Antarctica.
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Sea level increases faster than forecast
Global sea levels are increasing at a faster rate than scientists have predicted, due to severe melting of ice in the two poles.
Environment
Abnormal melting ice alarm in the Arctic
Rapid warming in the Arctic region and a large number of glaciers are fading as a phenomenon
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Antarctica is warming up
Many scientists believe that Antarctica is not affected by the greenhouse effect, but one study shows that the average temperature in Antarctica is rising.