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A team of 29 researchers drilled through half a kilometer of ice in West Antarctica and extracted ancient mud containing fossils that prove the ice sheet completely disappeared in Earth's warmer past. The discovery could help predict how quickly seas will rise as our planet warms.
Researchers just pulled 228 meters of ancient rock from beneath West Antarctica's ice sheet, the deepest core ever retrieved. This natural time capsule could reveal how the ice behaved during past warm periods and help predict our climate future.
Researchers drilled 3,300 feet into Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier and captured valuable data about the warming waters beneath it, even though their instruments got stuck in the ice. The team's persistence brings us closer to understanding and protecting against future sea level rise.
A team of researchers endured fierce winds and extreme cold while camping on Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier for eight weeks to drill through half a mile of ice. Their mission could provide breakthrough data on how ocean water melts glaciers from below, helping predict future sea level rise.
A court has ordered the Netherlands to protect 20,000 Bonaire residents from rising seas and extreme weather, ruling the government discriminated by not acting sooner. The historic decision could inspire similar climate cases worldwide.
When Zillow removed climate risk scores from home listings, a California expert created a free browser plugin to put that crucial information back in buyers' hands. The tool shows wildfire, flood, heat, and sea level rise data for California properties.